Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 83

Devanagari script

एवंभूतस्तदा शंभुः पार्वतीं प्रति चाग्रतः । उवाच त्वरया युक्तो वरं वरय भामिनि

Transliteration

evaṃbhūtastadā śaṃbhuḥ pārvatīṃ prati cāgrataḥ | uvāca tvarayā yukto varaṃ varaya bhāmini

Translation

یوں اس حالت میں شَمبھو نے، اپنے سامنے کھڑی پاروتی کی طرف رخ کرکے، جلدی کے ساتھ کہا: “اے حسین بانو، کوئی ور مانگو—جو چاہو، طلب کرو۔”

Word by Word

• evaṃ-bhūtaḥ: being thus/so constituted
• evaṃ-bhūtaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: evaṃ (अव्यय) + bhūta (√bhū, क्त-कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः (evaṃ + bhūtaḥ) (nominative singular masculine adjective: 'being thus')

• tadā: then
• tadā: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• śaṃbhuḥ: Śambhu (Śiva)
• śaṃbhuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃbhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (nominative singular)

• pārvatīm: Pārvatī
• pārvatīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (accusative singular)

• prati: towards
• prati: Sampradana (Goal/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prati (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्गसदृश-अव्यय/पूर्वसर्ग (preposition)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• agrataḥ: in front
• agrataḥ: Adhikarana (Place/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: agrataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place: 'in front')

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्ष), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम् (he said)

• tvarayā: with haste
• tvarayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvarā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन (instrumental singular)

• yuktaḥ: endowed (with)
• yuktaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √yuj (धातु) + ta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (past participle: 'joined/endowed')

• varam: a boon
• varam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (accusative singular)

• varaya: choose
• varaya: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vṛ (धातु) (वृञ्/वृ—वरणे)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम् (choose!)

• bhāmini: O lovely one
• bhāmini: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāminī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन (address)

Speaker

Śiva (Śambhu)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, still in ascetic adornment, turns toward Pārvatī standing before him; his posture conveys urgency and generosity as he invites her to choose a boon.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Pārvatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace responds swiftly when devotion and purpose align; the Lord invites the devotee to express dharmic intent as a boon.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting belongs to Kedārakhaṇḍa (the Kedāra sacred region in the Skanda Purana), though this verse itself focuses on the Śiva–Pārvatī dialogue rather than naming a single tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed in this verse; it introduces the boon-request that leads into dharmic instructions later.