Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

अवश्यं यदि मे देयो वरो वृत्रनिषूदन । त्वत्प्रसादेन मे मोक्षो जायतां शीघ्रमेव हि

Transliteration

avaśyaṃ yadi me deyo varo vṛtraniṣūdana | tvatprasādena me mokṣo jāyatāṃ śīghrameva hi

Translation

“لیکن اگر مجھے لازماً کوئی ور دینا ہی ہے، اے ورترا کے قاتل! تو اپنے فضل سے میرے لیے موکش (نجات) عطا ہو—بہت جلد، بے شک۔”

Word by Word

• अवश्यम्: necessarily
• अवश्यम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अवश्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसक-द्वितीया-एकवचन (adverbial: “necessarily”)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (conditional: “if”)

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन — Dative singular

• देयः: to be given
• देयः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दा (धातु) + देय (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तव्यत्/यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive: “to be given”), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — agreeing with वरः

• वरः: a boon
• वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative singular

• वृत्रनिषूदन: O slayer of Vṛtra
• वृत्रनिषूदन: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्र + निषूदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन — समास: वृत्रस्य निषूदनः (slayer of Vṛtra)

• त्वत्प्रसादेन: by your grace
• त्वत्प्रसादेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वत् (युष्मद्-षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध-आधार) + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन — Instrumental singular; समास: त्वत्-प्रसाद (by your grace)

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — Genitive singular

• मोक्षः: liberation
• मोक्षः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative singular

• जायताम्: let (it) arise
• जायताम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन — “let it arise/come to be”

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: “quickly”)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphasis: “indeed/just”)

• हि: certainly
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-निपात (particle: “certainly/indeed”)

Speaker

Mudgala

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Māmuhrada (contextual tīrtha)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Indra (Vṛtra-niṣūdana)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Mudgala, serene and detached, petitions Indra not for wealth or heaven but for swift liberation; Indra listens with dignified compassion, vajra in hand, aura luminous.

Characters & Entities

• Mudgala
• Indra (Vṛtraniṣūdana)
• Mokṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The highest boon is mokṣa; even divine gifts are best directed toward liberation rather than enjoyment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The liberation-focused request anchors the sanctity of the episode that leads to Māmuhrada Tīrtha’s fame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is mentioned; the verse is a prayer for mokṣa through divine grace.