Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 70

Devanagari script

भर्तुरिष्टा ततस्तस्माद्रूपयौवनशालिनी । संज्ञा बभूव तपसा सुदीप्तेन समन्विता

Transliteration

bharturiṣṭā tatastasmādrūpayauvanaśālinī | saṃjñā babhūva tapasā sudīptena samanvitā

Translation

Vom Gatten geliebt und mit Schönheit und Jugend begabt, wurde Saṃjñā daraufhin durch ihre Askese von einem überaus lodernden Glanz erfüllt.

Word by Word

• भर्तुः: of (her) husband
• भर्तुः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• इष्टा: beloved/dear
• इष्टा: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; √इष्/इच्छ् से क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (संज्ञा)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रम/हेतुवाचक-अव्यय (then/thereupon)

• तस्मात्: from that (cause)
• तस्मात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• रूपयौवनशालिनी: possessing beauty and youth
• रूपयौवनशालिनी: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रूप-यौवन-शालिन् (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (संज्ञा)

• संज्ञा: Saṃjñā
• संज्ञा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• बभूव: became
• बभूव: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सुदीप्तेन: very intense/bright
• सुदीप्तेन: Karana (Instrument qualifier/करणविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-दीप्त (प्रातिपदिक; उपसर्ग+कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण (तपसा)

• समन्विता: endowed/possessed (with)
• समन्विता: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-अन्वि (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past Passive Participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (संज्ञा)

Speaker

Gaṇas (continued explanation)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvijavarya (within Agastya→Lopāmudrā frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Saṃjñā, youthful and beautiful, sits in austere posture; a fierce yet pure flame-like aura rises from her tapas, surrounding her with a concentrated glow.

Characters & Entities

• Saṃjñā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tapas (austerity) transforms one’s inner power into tejas (spiritual radiance), a key Purāṇic ideal.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Indirectly, the Saura narrative context is strengthened; the radiance motif prepares the description of solar brilliance tied to the city.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas (austerity/discipline) is highlighted as the means of attaining spiritual brilliance.