Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

अनया न कृतं पापं न चैव कुलदूषणम् । व्रतभंगो न चैतस्यास्सुचरित्रेयमंगना

Transliteration

anayā na kṛtaṃ pāpaṃ na caiva kuladūṣaṇam | vratabhaṃgo na caitasyāssucaritreyamaṃganā

Translation

Durch sie ist keine Sünde begangen worden, noch ist das Geschlecht befleckt. Auch ist kein Gelübde gebrochen; diese Frau ist von guter, reiner Lebensführung.

Word by Word

• अनया: by her / with her
• अनया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण) विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक (Instrumental singular, feminine)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negative particle)

• कृतम्: done/committed
• कृतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु) + kta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि-भाव (past passive participle: ‘done/committed’)

• पापम्: sin
• पापम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular, neuter)

• न: nor/not
• न: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negative particle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• कुलदूषणम्: disgrace of the family
• कुलदूषणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kula (प्रातिपदिक) + dūṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष समास (कुलस्य दूषणम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular, neuter)

• व्रतभङ्गः: breach of vow
• व्रतभङ्गः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrata (प्रातिपदिक) + bhaṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष समास (व्रतस्य भङ्गः); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative singular, masculine)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negative particle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एतस्याः: of her
• एतस्याः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध) विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक (Genitive singular, feminine)

• सुचरित्रा: of good conduct
• सुचरित्रा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + caritra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (सु + चरित्रा = सुचरित्रा); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative singular, feminine)

• इयम्: this (woman)
• इयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (Nominative singular, feminine)

• अङ्गना: woman
• अङ्गना: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅganā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative singular, feminine)

Speaker

Aśarīriṇī-vāk (disembodied/divine voice) (contextual attribution)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dignified woman stands composed while elders and townsfolk look on; an unseen divine assurance protects her purity and family honor.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma upholds truth over rumor; purity of conduct and fidelity to vows (vrata) are affirmed as the real measure of character.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Vrata is mentioned conceptually (no vow-breaking), but no specific ritual practice is prescribed here.