Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

भूषणं वांछितं तस्या यत्तद्वै रुचिपूर्वकम् । येन संधारयेद्भार्या साऽनंदं परमं गता

Transliteration

bhūṣaṇaṃ vāṃchitaṃ tasyā yattadvai rucipūrvakam | yena saṃdhārayedbhāryā sā'naṃdaṃ paramaṃ gatā

Translation

Und den Schmuck, den sie begehrt, gib ihr wahrlich mit Wohlwollen, damit die Ehefrau geschätzt und erhalten werde; so erlangt sie die höchste Freude.

Word by Word

• भूषणम्: ornament
• भूषणम्: Karman (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• वांछितम्: desired
• वांछितम्: Karman-anvayi (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वांछित (कृदन्त, √वाञ्छ् (धातु), क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (भूषणं प्रति)

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• यत्: which
• यत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; correlates with तत्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative pronoun: which/that)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karman (कर्म/Object; refers to ornament)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; संकेतवाचक (correlative: that)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Nipata (निपात/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/खल्वर्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• रुचि-पूर्वकम्: willingly, with pleasure
• रुचि-पूर्वकम्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: रुचि (प्रातिपदिक) + पूर्वक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (adverbial: with liking/according to taste)

• येन: by which
• येन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (by which)

• संधारयेत्: would maintain/support
• संधारयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + √धृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/Potential), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

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

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; refers to wife)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• आनन्दम्: joy
• आनन्दम्: Karman (कर्म/Object; goal attained)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Karman-anvayi (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (आनन्दं प्रति)

• गता: attained, went to
• गता: Kriya (क्रिया; predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गत (कृदन्त, √गम् (धातु), क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; ‘gone/attained’ (finite sense with implied ‘अस्ति’)

Speaker

Vīrabhadra (contextual, continuing instruction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A conciliatory scene: ornaments are offered with sincere goodwill; the wife is shown comforted and honored, her joy restored after prior deprivation.

Characters & Entities

• Vīrabhadra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Gṛhastha-dharma includes generous, willing care—support given with goodwill becomes a cause of harmony and happiness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is named in the verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A practical dharmic instruction is given: provide the desired ornament willingly as part of household responsibility.