Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

भार्या तस्य सती साध्वी पुत्रिणी रूपसंयुता । साऽप्ययात्सह तेनैव भर्त्रा वै भर्तृवत्सला

Transliteration

bhāryā tasya satī sādhvī putriṇī rūpasaṃyutā | sā'pyayātsaha tenaiva bhartrā vai bhartṛvatsalā

Translation

Seine Gemahlin — eine tugendhafte, fromme satī, mit Kindern gesegnet und von Schönheit erfüllt — brach ebenfalls mit eben diesem Gatten auf, denn sie liebte ihn und war ihm treu ergeben.

Word by Word

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

• tasya: of him/his
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (genitive: "of him")

• satī: virtuous
• satī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: satī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (virtuous/chaste)

• sādhvī: pious/good
• sādhvī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sādhvī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• putriṇī: having a child/offspring
• putriṇī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: putriṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (possessing a son/children; lit. "having a child")

• rūpa-saṃyutā: endowed with beauty
• rūpa-saṃyutā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rūpa (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃyuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; रूपेण संयुता इति तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (endowed with beauty)

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (she)

• api: also
• api: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/also)

• ayāt: went
• ayāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist/लुङ्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारि)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha
• Form: अव्यय (सह = with; उपसर्गसदृश/पूर्वपद)

• tena: with him
• tena: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (with him/by him)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva
• Form: अव्यय (अवधारण/emphasis)

• bhartrā: with (her) husband
• bhartrā: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhartṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• vai: indeed
• vai: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai
• Form: अव्यय (निश्चय/वाक्यालङ्कार particle)

• bhartṛ-vatsalā: devoted to her husband
• bhartṛ-vatsalā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhartṛ (प्रातिपदिक) + vatsala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भर्तरि वत्सला इति सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषः (devoted to her husband)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha (narrative locus)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king and his wife depart together: she is depicted dignified, adorned modestly, carrying small offerings; their posture conveys unity and purpose rather than luxury.

Characters & Entities

• Gaja
• Saṅgatā (implied wife, named later)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage and dharma are strengthened when undertaken with fidelity, mutual support, and household virtue.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative frames a pilgrimage oriented to Gaṅgā and the sanctity of Vastrāpathakṣetra within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is prescribed here; it emphasizes the dharmic companionship of the wife in the sacred journey.