Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 174

Devanagari script

बर्करेशे च ये दत्त वरा दत्ताः सदैव ते । तवापि प्राप्तः कालश्च समीपे वरवर्णिनि

Transliteration

barkareśe ca ye datta varā dattāḥ sadaiva te | tavāpi prāptaḥ kālaśca samīpe varavarṇini

Translation

在巴尔卡雷沙（Barkareśa）所赐的恩愿，恒常真实地成就。对你亦然，哦容色姝丽者，命定之时已至，如今近在眼前。

Word by Word

• barkareśe: in/at Barkareśa
• barkareśe: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: barkara + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास ("Barkareśa" proper name), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• ye: those who
• ye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• dattāḥ: given (were)
• dattāḥ: Karta-predicative (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: datta (कृदन्त; √dā/दा "to give")
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• varāḥ: boons
• varāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• dattāḥ: granted
• dattāḥ: Karta-predicative (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: datta (कृदन्त; √dā/दा)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• te: they/those (boons)
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• tava: for you/of you
• tava: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha/Discourse particle (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• prāptaḥ: has arrived/has come
• prāptaḥ: Karta-predicative (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prāpta (कृदन्त; pra-√āp/आप् "to obtain")
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• kālaḥ: time
• kālaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• samīpe: near/at hand
• samīpe: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samīpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• varavarṇini: O fair one of excellent complexion
• varavarṇini: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara + varṇinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास ("excellent-complexioned"), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Barkareśa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva references Barkareśa as unfailingly boon-giving and tells the devotee her destined moment is near; the atmosphere turns prophetic—lamps flicker, wind stirs garlands, and the devotee stands poised between hope and solemnity.

Characters & Entities

• Barkareśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha sanctified by Śiva is portrayed as unfailing in bestowing grace; divine promises made there do not become false.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Barkareśa (Barkareśvara), a Śiva site praised for the certainty of boons.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is stated, but the verse implies approaching the tīrtha for fulfillment of boons and destiny.