Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 84

Devanagari script

पुनर्जीवापयिष्यामो वयमेनमपि द्रुतम् । मृत्युमार्गमनुप्राप्तं त्वत्कृते पतिवत्सले

Transliteration

punarjīvāpayiṣyāmo vayamenamapi drutam | mṛtyumārgamanuprāptaṃ tvatkṛte pativatsale

Translation

„Auch ihn werden wir rasch wieder zum Leben erwecken—obwohl er den Pfad des Todes betreten hat—um deinetwillen, o gattengetreue Frau.“

Word by Word

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययम्, क्रियाविशेषणम् (Adverb)

• जीवापयिष्यामः: we shall revive (make live)
• जीवापयिष्यामः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जीव् (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन (Plural); परस्मैपदम्; णिजन्त (Causative)

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद्/इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; एनद्-प्रयोग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययम्, निपातः (Particle)

• द्रुतम्: quickly
• द्रुतम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्रुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन (Adverbial accusative), क्रियाविशेषणम्

• मृत्युमार्गम्: the path of death
• मृत्युमार्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृत्यु (प्रातिपदिक) + मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (mṛtyoḥ mārgaḥ)

• अनुप्राप्तम्: having reached, arrived at
• अनुप्राप्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनु-प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past Passive Participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘एनम्’)

• त्वत्कृते: for your sake
• त्वत्कृते: Hetu (Cause/Purpose/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + कृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषे लोके (tvad-kṛte = ‘for your sake’), अव्ययप्रयोगः (idiomatic indeclinable)

• पतिवत्सले: O husband-loving one
• पतिवत्सले: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक) + वत्सल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सम्बोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-भावः (‘पतौ वत्सला’)

Speaker

Vibudhāḥ (the gods/divine beings), as narrated by Sūta

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A compassionate proclamation: the boon-givers promise swift reanimation of the husband who has already entered death’s corridor, explicitly crediting the wife’s devotion.

Characters & Entities

• Vibudhāḥ
• Pativatsalā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pativratā-dharma is portrayed as spiritually potent, drawing divine compassion that can even reverse death within the story.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it supports the chapter’s broader sacred narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse centers on a boon (revival) granted due to virtue.