Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

भार्यारतिर्भृत्यपोष्टा शुचिः श्रद्धा परायणः । नमस्कारेण मन्त्रेण पंचयज्ञान्न हापयेत्

Transliteration

bhāryāratirbhṛtyapoṣṭā śuciḥ śraddhā parāyaṇaḥ | namaskāreṇa mantreṇa paṃcayajñānna hāpayet

Translation

সে স্ত্রীর প্রতি অনুরক্ত থাকুক, ভৃত্য ও আশ্রিতদের পালন করুক, শুচি থাকুক এবং শ্রদ্ধায় অবিচল হোক। নমস্কার ও মন্ত্রসহ পঞ্চযজ্ঞ কখনও অবহেলা না করুক।

Word by Word

• भार्यारतिः: devotion/affection to one’s wife
• भार्यारतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक) + रति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—भार्यायां रतिः/भार्यायाः रतिः (सप्तमी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; अर्थतः ‘पत्नी-प्रेम’)

• भृत्यपोष्टा: maintainer of servants/dependents
• भृत्यपोष्टा: Samuccita-karta (Coordinated subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + पोष्टृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—भृत्यानां पोष्टा (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• शुचिः: pure/clean
• शुचिः: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (pure)

• श्रद्धा: faith
• श्रद्धा: Samuccita-karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• परायणः: devoted
• परायणः: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (devoted/intent on)

• नमस्कारेण: with salutation
• नमस्कारेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस्कार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• मन्त्रेण: with mantra
• मन्त्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• पञ्चयज्ञान्: the five sacrifices (pañca-yajñas)
• पञ्चयज्ञान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; समासः—पञ्च (संख्या) + यज्ञ (द्विगु)

• न: not
• न: Nipata (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• हापयेत्: should not cause to be omitted/neglect
• हापयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हा (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: णिजन्त (causative), विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Unspecified (didactic instruction; likely within Sūta’s recitation context)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: vatsa (disciple/son-figure; unspecified in the given excerpt)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Ideal gṛhastha home: couple in harmony, householder feeding dependents/servants, performing daily worship before a small shrine; pañca-yajña symbolized by lamp, water vessel for tarpana, food portions for beings/guests, and a scripture for svādhyāya.

Characters & Entities

• Paṃcayajña (five daily sacrifices)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Householder life becomes sacred through purity, responsibility, faith, and daily yajña-like duties performed with mantra and reverence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified in this verse; it focuses on universal household dharma.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse prescribes not neglecting the pañca-yajñas (five daily offerings/obligations), performed with mantra and salutations.