Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

ततस्तव गणो भूयामिति मेऽभीप्सितो वरः । तथेत्युक्त्वा स भगवान्हरश्चादर्शनं गतः

Transliteration

tatastava gaṇo bhūyāmiti me'bhīpsito varaḥ | tathetyuktvā sa bhagavānharaścādarśanaṃ gataḥ

Translation

继而我所珍爱的恩赐是：“愿我成为汝之伽那（gaṇa，侍从圣众）之一。” 吉祥的诃罗答曰“如是”，遂隐没不见。

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Discourse/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/क्रमवाचक (from there/thereafter)

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive); एकवचन

• गणः: attendant, troop
• गणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन

• भूयाम्: may I become
• भूयाम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); उत्तमपुरुष (1st); एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरणसूचक

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive); एकवचन

• अभीप्सितः: desired
• अभीप्सितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि-इप्सित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; विशेषण

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

• तथा: so, thus
• तथा: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुमोदन/तथ्यवाचक (so/indeed)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरणसूचक

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन

• हरः: Hara (Śiva)
• हरः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन

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

• अदर्शनम्: invisibility, disappearance
• अदर्शनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

• गतः: went, became
• गतः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग (past participle used predicatively)

Speaker

Narrator (devotee/petitioner; closing narration)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King/interlocutor in the narrative frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, having said ‘tathā’, dissolves into light; the devotee remains in añjali, overwhelmed yet composed, as the divine presence fades into the sky/space.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Hara
• Gaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The highest boon is not worldly gain but intimate service to Śiva—belonging to his divine retinue through devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is identified in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; the verse highlights the devotional aspiration of becoming Śiva’s attendant.