Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

सापत्न्यं तेन संजातं सौभाग्येपि निरर्गले । यथोक्तविधिना देवी सत्यमेतन्मयोदितम्

Transliteration

sāpatnyaṃ tena saṃjātaṃ saubhāgyepi nirargale | yathoktavidhinā devī satyametanmayoditam

Translation

ومن ذلك الإهمال نشأت حالُ وجودِ ضَرّةٍ (sāpatnya)، مع أنّ حظّكِ لم يكن في غير ذلك معوقًا. أيتها السيدة الشبيهة بالإلهة، إنما قلتُ الحقّ، على وفق الطريقة المبيّنة.

Word by Word

• सापत्न्यम्: co-wife-hood, rivalry of co-wives
• सापत्न्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सापत्न्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तेन: by that, thereby
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंस/पुं, तृतीया, एकवचन; करण/हेतु (by that/thereby)

• संजातम्: has arisen
• संजातम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-जा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘arisen/produced’

• सौभाग्ये: in good fortune
• सौभाग्ये: Adhikarana (Domain/state/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौभाग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरण (in good fortune)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपि-भाव (even/also)

• निरर्गले: unimpeded
• निरर्गले: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निरर्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण (to ‘सौभाग्ये’) अर्थः ‘unobstructed’

• यथोक्तविधिना: by the prescribed method
• यथोक्तविधिना: Karana (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यथा + उक्त + विधि (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; करण; समासः ‘यथा उक्तः विधिः’ (as-prescribed procedure)

• देवि: O goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• सत्यम्: true
• सत्यम्: Kriya (Predicate complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय (predicate-noun)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विषय-निर्देश

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Agent-instrumental/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया, एकवचन; कर्तृ/करण (by me)

• उदितम्: spoken
• उदितम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-इ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘said/uttered’

Speaker

Śāṇḍilyā (to Kātyāyanī)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Kātyāyanī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śāṇḍilyā explains that neglect caused ‘sāpatnya’ (a co-wife situation) despite otherwise strong fortune; she affirms truth and adherence to procedure. Kātyāyanī appears troubled yet receptive.

Characters & Entities

• Kātyāyanī
• Śāṇḍilyā
• Gaurī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma ties personal harmony to faithful observance; neglect of prescribed worship is framed as leading to domestic suffering.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse does not name a site; it emphasizes the moral causality attached to the vrata within a tīrthamāhātmya setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Following the “yathokta-vidhi” (the stated ritual method) for the Goddess’ worship is stressed as essential.