Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 74

Devanagari script

विजानंतस्ततः सर्वे मानयित्वा च तां सतीम् । मोदमानाः प्रशंसंतः प्रययुः स्वं स्वमालयम्

Transliteration

vijānaṃtastataḥ sarve mānayitvā ca tāṃ satīm | modamānāḥ praśaṃsaṃtaḥ prayayuḥ svaṃ svamālayam

Translation

Nachdem sie es erkannt hatten, erwiesen alle jener tugendhaften Frau Ehre; voll Freude und sie preisend, gingen sie in ihre jeweiligen Häuser zurück.

Word by Word

• विजानन्तः: knowing, understanding
• विजानन्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Present active participle/शतृ), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बन्ध/क्रमवाचक (thereupon/from that)

• सर्वे: all (of them)
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• मानयित्वा: having honored
• मानयित्वा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मानय् (धातु; √मान् caus.)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया (having honored)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• सतीम्: the virtuous woman
• सतीम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• मोदमानाः: rejoicing
• मोदमानाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुद् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Present middle participle/शानच्), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• प्रशंसन्तः: praising
• प्रशंसन्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + शंस् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Present active participle/शतृ), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• प्रययुः: they went forth
• प्रययुः: Kriya (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• स्वम्: own
• स्वम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ālayam)

• स्वम्: each (one's) own
• स्वम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; पुनरुक्त-विशेषण (each his own)

• आलयम्: abode, home
• आलयम्: Karman (Goal/Object of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (प्रयोगे नपुंसकवत्), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Unknown (narrative voice within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa-style narrator)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A gathered community, having realized the truth, offers respectful gestures to a virtuous woman; faces softened with joy; then groups depart along village paths toward their homes.

Characters & Entities

• Satī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When truth is known, dharma expresses itself as respect for virtue and restoration of social harmony.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite; it models satkāra (honoring the virtuous) as a dharmic response.