Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

एवं दिनेषु गच्छत्सु सा बाला च प्रतिक्षणम् । भर्तुः समागमं लेभे स्वप्ने सुख विवर्धनम्

Transliteration

evaṃ dineṣu gacchatsu sā bālā ca pratikṣaṇam | bhartuḥ samāgamaṃ lebhe svapne sukha vivardhanam

Translation

Thus, as the days passed, the young woman, at every moment, experienced union with her husband in dreams—an experience that continually increased her happiness.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evaṃ (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thus)

• दिनेषु: in the days
• दिनेषु: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• गच्छत्सु: as (the days) were passing
• गच्छत्सु: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle), सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• बाला: the girl
• बाला: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• प्रति-क्षणम्: every moment
• प्रति-क्षणम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय/उपसर्ग) + क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverbial: each moment)

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

• समागमम्: meeting; union
• समागमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समागम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• लेभे: obtained; experienced
• लेभे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• स्वप्ने: in a dream
• स्वप्ने: Adhikarana (Location/State/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वप्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• सुखम्: happiness
• सुखम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; (कर्म/फलरूपे)

• विवर्धनम्: increasing (her) joy
• विवर्धनम्: Karma (Qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + वर्ध् (धातु) + ल्युट्/अन (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक (noun/adjective: ‘increasing’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सुखम्-विशेषणम्

Speaker

Sūta (contextual continuation)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: (implied) Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Days pass; the young woman rests and in dreams meets her husband—an ethereal reunion—her face brightening with ever-growing contentment.

Characters & Entities

• Śāradā (implied)
• Bhartuḥ (husband)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Boons can unfold subtly over time; inner experience (svapna) may carry karmic and devotional fruition.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No sacred geography is specified in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates the experiential result of a prior boon.