Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

कदाहमीदृशं पुत्रं लप्स्याम्यानंददायकम् । शर्व उवाच । एष एव सुतस्तेस्तु यावदीदृक्परो भवेत्

Transliteration

kadāhamīdṛśaṃ putraṃ lapsyāmyānaṃdadāyakam | śarva uvāca | eṣa eva sutastestu yāvadīdṛkparo bhavet

Translation

“میں کب ایسا بیٹا پاؤں گا جو خوشی بخشنے والا ہو؟” شَروَ نے کہا: “یہی تمہارا بیٹا ہو—جب تک وہ اسی طرح بھکتی میں ثابت قدم رہے۔”

Word by Word

• kadā: when
• kadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kadā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्नाव्यय (interrogative adverb)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, उत्तमपुरुषार्थे; एकवचन; प्रथमा (Nominative)

• īdṛśam: such (like this)
• īdṛśam: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: īdṛśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (Accusative); विशेषणम् (qualifying)

• putram: son
• putram: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (Accusative)

• lapsyāmi: will obtain
• lapsyāmi: Kriyā (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future); उत्तमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ānanda-dāyakam: giving joy
• ānanda-dāyakam: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ānanda (प्रातिपदिक) + dāyaka (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √dā/दा + ण्वुल्)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (आनन्दं ददाति इति); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (Accusative); विशेषणम्

• śarvaḥ: Śarva (Śiva)
• śarvaḥ: Karta (Speaker/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (Nominative)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (Speech act)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• eṣaḥ: this (one)
• eṣaḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (Nominative)

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha/Emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• sutaḥ: son
• sutaḥ: Karta (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (Nominative)

• te: your
• te: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (Genitive); एकवचन

• astu: let (him) be
• astu: Kriyā (Injunctive/benediction)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative/benedictive sense); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• yāvat: as long as / until
• yāvat: Kāla/Parimāṇa (Limit)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (correlative/limit marker: 'as long as/until')

• īdṛk: such
• īdṛk: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: īdṛś (प्रातिपदिक; अव्ययवत् प्रयोग)
• Form: अव्ययवत् रूपम्; 'एतादृश' अर्थे; विशेषणम् (used with paraḥ)

• paraḥ: excellent/supreme
• paraḥ: Karta (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (Nominative); विशेषणम्

• bhavet: may become / should be
• bhavet: Kriyā (Becoming)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Devī (first half); Śarva/Śiva (second half)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee longs for a joy-giving son; Śarva (Śiva) responds with a boon-like declaration, emphasizing continued devotion as the condition. The atmosphere is intimate, compassionate, and solemn.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Śarva (Śiva)
• Vīraka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion is presented as the qualifying power for grace—steadfast bhakti sustains divine blessings and sacred relationships.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse focuses on boon-giving and devotion.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the implied discipline is maintaining unwavering devotion (bhakti).