Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

धन्यास्ता योषितो लोके सभाग्याः शुद्धबुद्धयः । अरुंधत्याः प्रसंगे या नामापि परिगृह्णते

Transliteration

dhanyāstā yoṣito loke sabhāgyāḥ śuddhabuddhayaḥ | aruṃdhatyāḥ prasaṃge yā nāmāpi parigṛhṇate

Translation

Blessed in this world are those women—fortunate and pure in mind—who, when Arundhatī is spoken of, even take up and cherish her very sacred name.

Word by Word

• dhanyāḥ: blessed
• dhanyāḥ: Karta (predicate adjective of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhanya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; बहुवचन; विशेषण (of yoṣitaḥ)

• tāḥ: those (women)
• tāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; बहुवचन

• yoṣitaḥ: women
• yoṣitaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoṣit (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; बहुवचन

• loke: in the world
• loke: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• sabhāgyāḥ: fortunate
• sabhāgyāḥ: Karta (predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa + bhāgya (प्रातिपदिक; उपसर्ग/समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; बहुवचन; विशेषण

• śuddha-buddhayaḥ: of pure understanding
• śuddha-buddhayaḥ: Karta (predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuddha + buddhi (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (śuddhā buddhiḥ yāsām)

• aruṃdhatyāḥ: of Arundhatī
• aruṃdhatyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aruṃdhatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• prasaṃge: in the context/mention
• prasaṃge: Adhikaraṇa (Context/occasion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prasaṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• yā: who (she who)
• yā: Karta (Subject of relative clause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• nāma: even the name/just by name
• nāma: Avadhāraṇa (Emphasis/limitation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle meaning ‘by name/indeed’)

• api: even
• api: Avadhāraṇa (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपि-निपात (even/also)

• parigṛhṇate: accepts/utters/takes up
• parigṛhṇate: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari + grah (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present); प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Narratorial voice within Skanda’s discourse (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Kamalā (Lakṣmī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A circle of women with serene faces repeat ‘Arundhatī’ in reverent conversation; above them, a subtle celestial motif of the Arundhatī-Vasiṣṭha star pair shines, signifying the exemplar’s ever-present guidance.

Characters & Entities

• Arundhatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Keeping company with dharmic exemplars—even through name and remembrance—purifies the mind and brings auspiciousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha; the verse emphasizes nāma-smaraṇa within the Kāśī Khaṇḍa narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Nāma-grahaṇa/smaraṇa: taking up or uttering the name of Arundhatī is praised as meritorious.