Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

व्यास उवाच । वर्द्धनी पूजिता तेन शक्रेण च शुभानना । साधुसाधु महाभागे देवकार्य कृतं त्वया

Transliteration

vyāsa uvāca | varddhanī pūjitā tena śakreṇa ca śubhānanā | sādhusādhu mahābhāge devakārya kṛtaṃ tvayā

Translation

Vyāsa sprach: Varddhanī, die strahlend Antlitzige, wurde auch von Śakra geehrt. „Wohl getan, wohl getan, o Hochbegnadete! Durch dich ist ein Werk zum Nutzen der Götter vollbracht worden.“

Word by Word

• व्यासः: Vyāsa
• व्यासः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• वर्द्धनी: Varddhanī
• वर्द्धनी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्द्धनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• पूजिता: was honored / worshipped
• पूजिता: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया-विशेष)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle/क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense)

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• शक्रेण: by Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रेण: Karana (Agent-in-passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• शुभानना: she of auspicious face
• शुभानना: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ-आनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; विशेषण/उपाधि (epithet)

• साधु: well done!
• साधु: Bhāva (Exclamation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साधु (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: प्रशंसार्थक-अव्यय (interjection of approval)

• साधु: well done!
• साधु: Bhāva (Exclamation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साधु (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: प्रशंसार्थक-अव्यय (repetition for emphasis)

• महाभागे: O greatly fortunate one
• महाभागे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• देवकार्य: divine task
• देवकार्य: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• कृतम्: done / accomplished
• कृतम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया-विशेष)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय (predicate adjective)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Agent/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Vyāsa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇyaka

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vyāsa narrates as Śakra honors Varddhanī; a ceremonial moment of divine recognition with auspicious gestures and praise.

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• Varddhanī
• Indra (Śakra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Selfless actions aligned with cosmic order are praised as devakārya—service that supports divine harmony.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Indirectly the Dharmāraṇya sacred setting, where Varddhanī’s actions lead to the establishment and fame of a tirtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse records honor and commendation bestowed upon the devotee.