Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

गौरीति च मुहुर्वाक्यमुत्तिष्ठ व्रज मन्दिरम् । वरं वरय कल्याणि यत्ते मनसि वर्त्तते

Transliteration

gaurīti ca muhurvākyamuttiṣṭha vraja mandiram | varaṃ varaya kalyāṇi yatte manasi varttate

Translation

他一再唤她“高丽”： “起身吧，回到你的居处。吉祥者啊，随你心中所愿，选择一项恩赐。”

Word by Word

• gaurīti: ‘Gaurī’ (thus)
• gaurīti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: gaurī (प्रातिपदिक) + iti (अव्यय)
• Form: इति-प्रयोगः (उद्धरण-निपात) — quotative particle with name “(saying) ‘Gaurī’”

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय) — conjunction “and”

• muhuḥ: repeatedly
• muhuḥ: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: muhuḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण) — adverb “again and again”

• vākyam: words, speech
• vākyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative Singular

• uttiṣṭha: rise, stand up
• uttiṣṭha: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ut + sthā (धा. √स्था)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन — Imperative, 2nd person singular

• vraja: go
• vraja: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vraj (धा. √व्रज्)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन — Imperative, 2nd person singular

• mandiram: to the house, dwelling
• mandiram: Karma (Goal as object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mandira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative Singular; गन्तव्य-देशः

• varam: a boon
• varam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative Singular

• varaya: choose, ask for
• varaya: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛ (धा. √वृ; वरयति)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन — Imperative, 2nd person singular (causative/denominative sense “choose/ask for”)

• kalyāṇi: O auspicious one
• kalyāṇi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalyāṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन एकवचन — Feminine, Vocative Singular

• yat: whatever (that which)
• yat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative Singular; सम्बन्धसूचकं “whatever”

• te: your
• te: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी एकवचन (एन्क्लिटिक) — Genitive Singular “of you/your”

• manasi: in (your) mind
• manasi: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन — Neuter, Locative Singular

• varttate: exists, is present
• varttate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛt (धा. √वृत्)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमानकाल), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Present Indicative, 3rd person singular (Ātmanepada)

Speaker

Śiva (Śaśiśekhara/Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (context of Gaurī’s presence)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A compassionate divine figure repeatedly calls the Goddess ‘Gaurī,’ urging her to rise and return to her temple, inviting her to choose any boon from her heart; the setting suggests a sanctified precinct of Prabhāsa with shrine architecture and ritual ambience.

Characters & Entities

• Gaurī
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere tapas culminates in divine grace: the Lord recognizes the devotee’s transformed state and offers fulfillment of righteous desire.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The boon-giving moment is part of the Prabhāsakṣetra narrative centered on Gaurīśvara worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; it indicates the फल of tapas—Śiva’s darśana and vara-pradāna (granting of a boon).