Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 162

Devanagari script

तथा मे पतिपुत्राणामवियोगः प्रदीयताम् । अनेन विधिना कृत्वा तृतीयां मधुसंज्ञिकाम्

Transliteration

tathā me patiputrāṇāmaviyogaḥ pradīyatām | anena vidhinā kṛtvā tṛtīyāṃ madhusaṃjñikām

Translation

«So möge mir auch gewährt sein, niemals von meinem Gatten und meinen Söhnen getrennt zu werden.» Nachdem sie nach eben diesem Ritus die dritte Observanz namens „Madhu“ vollzogen hatte,—

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial modifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/रीति-वाचक (adverb of manner: 'thus')

• मे: of me, my
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• पति-पुत्राणाम्: of (my) husband and sons
• पति-पुत्राणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक) + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (collective), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

• अवियोगः: non-separation, not being parted
• अवियोगः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवियोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• प्रदीयताम्: let it be granted
• प्रदीयताम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + दा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), कर्मणि प्रयोग (Passive), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• अनेन: by this
• अनेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-रूप (contextual)

• विधिना: by the prescribed method/rite
• विधिना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having done, after performing
• कृत्वा: Kriya (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• तृतीयाम्: the third (rite/observance)
• तृतीयाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृतीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• मधु-संज्ञिकाम्: named ‘Madhu’
• मधु-संज्ञिकाम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक) + संज्ञिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (संज्ञा-सम्बन्ध: 'madhunā saṃjñitā'); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced: Āvantya Khaṇḍa narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tirtha-context for the ‘Madhu’ observance

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devoted woman completes the third ‘Madhu’ observance, offering worship with a sankalpa for unbroken union with husband and sons, near a sacred river setting associated with Revā.

Characters & Entities

• Madhu (name of the third observance)
• husband
• sons

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Householder vows are oriented to dharmic stability—seeking divine grace for unity, protection, and continuity of family life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues a vrata procedure within the Revā Khaṇḍa; the specific tīrtha is not named in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Completion of the ‘third’ observance called Madhu, performed according to the stated method, with a prayer for aviyoga (non-separation).