Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

केशसंस्कारकं चैव करकर्णादिभूषणम् । भर्तुरायुष्यमिच्छंती दूरयेन्न पतिव्रता

Transliteration

keśasaṃskārakaṃ caiva karakarṇādibhūṣaṇam | bharturāyuṣyamicchaṃtī dūrayenna pativratā

Translation

Die treue Gattin, die das lange Leben ihres Mannes begehrt, soll übermäßigen Haarschmuck meiden und auch Schmuck an Händen, Ohren und dergleichen fernhalten.

Word by Word

• keśa-saṃskārakam: hair-adorning/arranging (act or item)
• keśa-saṃskārakam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: keśa (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃskāraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (केशानां संस्कारः)

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

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

• kara-karṇa-ādi-bhūṣaṇam: ornaments of hands, ears, etc.
• kara-karṇa-ādi-bhūṣaṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kara (प्रातिपदिक) + karṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + bhūṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समाहार/निर्देश-तत्पुरुषः (करकर्णादीनां भूषणम्)

• bhartuḥ: of the husband
• bhartuḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhartṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• āyuṣyam: long life/welfare (longevity)
• āyuṣyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āyuṣya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘दीर्घायुष्य’ अर्थे

• icchantī: wishing/desiring
• icchantī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: iṣ (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ/शानच्), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; परस्मैपदी धातु √iṣ (इच्छ)

• dūrayet: should keep away/avoid
• dūrayet: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dūraya (धातु, √dūr)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation)

• pativratā: a devoted wife (pativratā)
• pativratā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक) + vratā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पतेः व्रतम् यस्याः सा)

Speaker

Unspecified (Dharmāraṇya narrative voice; didactic instruction in context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Interior of a gṛhastha home: a devoted wife in simple attire, setting aside elaborate hair-adornment and heavy ornaments, hands in a gentle anjali, conveying quiet resolve for her husband’s longevity.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Restraint and modest living are presented as dharmic supports for marital harmony and the husband’s well-being.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it is a general dharma-instruction within the Dharmāraṇya section.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A behavioral niyama (restraint from adornment), framed as an āyuṣya-oriented discipline.