Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 81

Devanagari script

सापि तेनोपदिष्टेन मार्गेण गिरिजाशिवौ । अर्चयंती व्रतं सम्यक्चचार विमला सती

Transliteration

sāpi tenopadiṣṭena mārgeṇa girijāśivau | arcayaṃtī vrataṃ samyakcacāra vimalā satī

Translation

She too—pure and virtuous—followed the method taught by him; duly worshipping Girijā and Śiva, she observed the vow fully and in proper form.

Word by Word

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्-प्रातिपदिक, सर्वनाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Singular)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle: also/even)

• tena: by him/with that
• tena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्-प्रातिपदिक, सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instrumental singular: by him/with that)

• upadiṣṭena: instructed/taught
• upadiṣṭena: Karana (Qualifier of instrument/करण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: upa-√diś (दिश्, उपदेशे) → upadiṣṭa (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (Instrumental singular; agreeing with mārgeṇa)

• mārgeṇa: by the path/method
• mārgeṇa: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mārga (मार्ग-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Singular)

• girijāśivau: Girijā and Śiva
• girijāśivau: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: girijā-śiva (गिरिजा + शिव)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (इतरेतर); द्विवचन, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म) (Dual, Accusative)

• arcayantī: worshipping
• arcayantī: Karta (Agent participle/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √arc (अर्च्, पूजायाम्)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान कृदन्त (present active participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (Feminine nominative singular)

• vratam: the vow
• vratam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• samyak: properly
• samyak: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samyak (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; रीति/प्रकारवाचक (adverb: properly, completely)

• cacāra: performed/practised
• cacāra: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √car (चर्, गत्याचरणयोः)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (3rd person singular, perfect)

• vimalā: pure/spotless
• vimalā: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vimala (विमल-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (Feminine, Nominative, Singular; agreeing with satī/sā)

• satī: the virtuous lady (Satī)
• satī: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satī (सती-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Singular)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: विमला सती कन्या गुरु-निर्दिष्ट विधि से शिवलिंग और गिरिजा की पूजा कर रही है—पुष्प, बिल्वपत्र, धूप, दीप; पास में गुरु/ऋषि मार्गदर्शक मुद्रा में।

Characters & Entities

• Girijā (Pārvatī)
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Correct practice (samyak) guided by instruction and devoted worship of Śiva-Śakti leads to purity and success in dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is named; the verse glorifies the devotional act of worshipping Girijā and Śiva as the heart of the vow.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Arcana (worship) of Girijā and Śiva, and observing the vrata exactly according to the guru’s instructed method.