Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

त्वष्टारमब्रवीत्तुष्टो वरं वरय सुव्रत । तदा वव्रे वरं त्वष्टा सर्वलोकभयावहम् । वरं पुत्रो हि दात्वोय देवानां हि भयावहः

Transliteration

tvaṣṭāramabravīttuṣṭo varaṃ varaya suvrata | tadā vavre varaṃ tvaṣṭā sarvalokabhayāvaham | varaṃ putro hi dātvoya devānāṃ hi bhayāvahaḥ

Translation

برہما نے خوش ہو کر توشٹا سے کہا، “اے نیک ورت والے، کوئی ور مانگ۔” تب توشٹا نے ایسا ور مانگا جو سب لوکوں میں خوف پھیلا دے: “مجھے ایسا بیٹا عطا کر جو دیوتاؤں کے لیے دہشت ہو۔”

Word by Word

• tvaṣṭāram: Tvaṣṭṛ (as object)
• tvaṣṭāram: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvaṣṭṛ (त्वष्टृ-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• abravīt: said; spoke to
• abravīt: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (ब्रू धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• tuṣṭaḥ: pleased
• tuṣṭaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tuṣ (तुष् धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (brahmā implied)

• varam: a boon
• varam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (वर-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• varaya: choose
• varaya: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛ (वृ धातु; ‘choose’)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद; मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• su-vrata: O you of good vows
• su-vrata: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su-vrata (सुव्रत-प्रातिपदिक; सु + व्रत)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (तदा अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal adverb)

• vavre: chose
• vavre: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛ (वृ धातु; ‘choose’)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• varam: a boon
• varam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (वर-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• tvaṣṭā: Tvaṣṭṛ
• tvaṣṭā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvaṣṭṛ (त्वष्टृ-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• sarva-loka-bhaya-āvaham: bringing fear to all worlds
• sarva-loka-bhaya-āvaham: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva-loka-bhaya-āvaha (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + लोक + भय + आवह)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (varam इत्यस्य)

• varam: a boon
• varam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (वर-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• putraḥ: a son
• putraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (पुत्र-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• hi: indeed; for
• hi: Sambandha/Avyaya (Particle/अव्यय-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (हि अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/हेतौ (particle: ‘indeed/for’)

• dātvā: having given
• dātvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (दा धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• ayam: this (one)
• ayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (इदम् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• devānām: of the gods
• devānām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (देव-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha/Avyaya (Particle/अव्यय-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (हि अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक

• bhaya-āvahaḥ: bringing fear
• bhaya-āvahaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhaya-āvaha (प्रातिपदिक; भय + आवह)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (ayam/putraḥ इत्यस्य)

Speaker

Brahmā (within the narrative); framed by Lomaśa/Sūta

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā, calm and radiant, offers a boon to the vow-observant Tvaṣṭṛ; Tvaṣṭṛ’s face is stern, requesting a son who will terrify the gods—shadow falling across the scene.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Tvaṣṭṛ
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Boons gained through tapas still reflect the seeker’s intention; fear and vengeance can manifest as world-afflicting consequences.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is part of Kedārakhaṇḍa’s sacred narrative flow, but it does not directly praise a particular tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas and boon-seeking are implied; no specific ritual details are provided in this verse.