Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

हषीकेशस्य सद्भक्तं विद्धि मां तात निश्चयम् । आगतश्च हृषीकेशो वरं दास्यत्यसंशयम्

Transliteration

haṣīkeśasya sadbhaktaṃ viddhi māṃ tāta niścayam | āgataśca hṛṣīkeśo varaṃ dāsyatyasaṃśayam

Translation

”اے عزیز! مجھے ہریش کیش (وشنو) کا سچا بھگت جانو۔ ہریش کیش یقیناً تشریف لا چکے ہیں، اور بلاشبہ وہ مجھے وردان عطا کریں گے۔“

Word by Word

• हृषीकेशस्य: of Hṛṣīkeśa (Viṣṇu)
• हृषीकेशस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृषीकेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• सद्भक्तम्: a true devotee
• सद्भक्तम्: Karma (Object complement/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्-भक्त (प्रातिपदिक; सत् + भक्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘माम्’ इत्यस्य विधेय (object complement)

• विद्धि: know; consider
• विद्धि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; धातु: विद् (ज्ञाने)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तात: O dear one; O father
• तात: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• निश्चयम्: certainly
• निश्चयम्: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: निश्चय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण द्वितीया-एकवचन (accusative used adverbially: ‘certainly’)

• आगतः: has come
• आगतः: Karta (Predicate/कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; धातु: गम् (गत्यर्थे) उपसर्ग: आ; कर्तरि प्रयोग (as adjective)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• हृषीकेशः: Hṛṣīkeśa
• हृषीकेशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृषीकेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वरम्: a boon
• वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• दास्यति: will give
• दास्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; धातु: दा (दाने)

• असंशयम्: undoubtedly
• असंशयम्: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: असंशय (प्रातिपदिक; अ- + संशय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण द्वितीया-एकवचन (accusative used adverbially: ‘without doubt’)

Speaker

Narrative voice (contextual; speaker not explicitly marked in the verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbuda

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Indra and/or assembled interlocutor addressed as 'tāta'

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Ambārīṣa, calm and radiant, declares himself a true devotee; behind him or above, a subtle manifestation of Hṛṣīkeśa appears—conch and discus, luminous aura—signaling imminent boon.

Characters & Entities

• Hṛṣīkeśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steadfast devotion (sad-bhakti) to Viṣṇu draws divine grace, culminating in the Lord’s personal presence and blessings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting belongs to Arbuda-khaṇḍa within Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa; this verse itself emphasizes devotion rather than naming a particular tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed; the emphasis is on unwavering devotion and trust in the Lord’s response.