Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

वरान्ददौ यथेष्टांश्च तारकाय दुरात्मने । वरं वृणीष्व भद्रं ते सर्वान्कामान्ददामि ते

Transliteration

varāndadau yatheṣṭāṃśca tārakāya durātmane | varaṃ vṛṇīṣva bhadraṃ te sarvānkāmāndadāmi te

Translation

تب برہما نے اس بدباطن تارک کو اس کی خواہش کے مطابق ور دیے اور فرمایا: “ور مانگ لے؛ تیرا بھلا ہو۔ میں تیری سب مرادیں پوری کر دوں گا۔”

Word by Word

• वरान्: boons
• वरान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन; Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Perfect, 3rd person, Singular

• यथेष्टान्: as desired
• यथेष्टान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + इष्ट (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Masculine, Accusative, Plural; अव्ययीभाव-समास (यथेष्ट = as desired)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• तारकाय: to Tāraka
• तारकाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; Masculine, Dative, Singular

• दुरात्मने: to the wicked-souled one
• दुरात्मने: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुरात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Dative, Singular

• वरम्: a boon
• वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• वृणीष्व: choose
• वृणीष्व: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; Imperative, 2nd person, Singular; आत्मनेपद

• भद्रम्: good fortune
• भद्रम्: Sambodhana/Asirvada (Benediction)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular (आशीर्वादार्थक)

• ते: for you / to you
• ते: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive, Singular (enclitic)

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• कामान्: desires
• कामान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• ददामि: I give
• ददामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान/Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; Present, 1st person, Singular

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Dative, Singular (enclitic)

Speaker

Sūta (narrating); quoted speech is Brahmā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedārakṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage-inquirer audience (ṛṣis/śaunaka-style assembly typical of Purāṇic framing)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā, serene and four-faced, grants boons to Tāraka; the asura stands confident, eyes sharp with ambition; the atmosphere hints at impending cosmic imbalance.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Tāraka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even legitimate spiritual attainments can empower adharma if the recipient’s intent is corrupt; discernment and responsibility matter.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse; it is part of Kedārakhaṇḍa’s larger sacred narrative environment centered on Kedāra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse concerns the granting of boons as the fruit of tapas.