Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 70

Devanagari script

इन्द्र उवाच । साधुसाधु महाभागे वर्द्धनी नाम सुव्रता । शीघ्रं गच्छ स्वयं भद्रे कुरु कार्यं कृशोदरि

Transliteration

indra uvāca | sādhusādhu mahābhāge varddhanī nāma suvratā | śīghraṃ gaccha svayaṃ bhadre kuru kāryaṃ kṛśodari

Translation

Indra said: “Well done, well done, O greatly fortunate one—Varddhanī by name, of noble vows. Go quickly yourself, O auspicious lady; accomplish the task, O slender-waisted one.”

Word by Word

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• साधु: well done
• साधु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साधु (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययप्रयोग)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रशंसावाचक-निपात (particle of approval)

• साधु: well done
• साधु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साधु (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययप्रयोग)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति-प्रशंसा (repeated approval)

• महाभागे: O greatly fortunate one
• महाभागे: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक: महा + भाग)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• वर्द्धनी: Varddhanī (name)
• वर्द्धनी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्द्धनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha (Appositive marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नामार्थक-निपात (particle meaning ‘by name’)

• सुव्रता: of good vows
• सुव्रता: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुव्रता (प्रातिपदिक: सु + व्रत)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying वर्द्धनी)

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययप्रयोग)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• गच्छ: go
• गच्छ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• स्वयम्: yourself
• स्वयम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आत्मार्थक-क्रियाविशेषण (reflexive adverb ‘oneself’)

• भद्रे: O auspicious lady
• भद्रे: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• कुरु: do
• कुरु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• कार्यम्: the task
• कार्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक; कृ-धातोः कृत्य-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• कृशोदरि: O slender-waisted one
• कृशोदरि: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृशोदरि (प्रातिपदिक: कृश + उदरि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Indra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Varddhanī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra, enthroned amid celestial splendor, praises Varddhanī—an austere yet radiant woman—urging her to depart immediately to accomplish a dharmic mission.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Varddhanī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is upheld through prompt, disciplined action; ‘suvrata’ (right conduct) is praised as the power to fulfill divine duty.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is directly praised in this verse; it is a command within the Dharmāraṇya episode.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is an instruction to carry out a mission.