Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

तस्य भार्याऽभवत्साध्वी प्राणेभ्योऽपि गरीयसी । सर्वलक्षणसंपन्ना पतिव्रतपरायणा

Transliteration

tasya bhāryā'bhavatsādhvī prāṇebhyo'pi garīyasī | sarvalakṣaṇasaṃpannā pativrataparāyaṇā

Translation

His wife was a virtuous sādhvī, dearer to him than life itself—endowed with every auspicious mark and wholly devoted to the dharma of pativratā, faithful service to her husband.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• भार्या: wife
• भार्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अभवत्: was/became
• अभवत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• साध्वी: virtuous woman
• साध्वी: Qualifier (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: साध्वी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्राणेभ्यः: than (one’s) lives/breaths
• प्राणेभ्यः: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), बहुवचन

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपि-प्रयोगः (emphatic/also/even)

• गरीयसी: more precious/greater
• गरीयसी: Qualifier (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तुलनात्मक-प्रत्यय (comparative) ‘गरियस्’

• सर्वलक्षणसंपन्ना: endowed with all auspicious marks
• सर्वलक्षणसंपन्ना: Qualifier (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + लक्षण + संपन्न (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘संपन्न’; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सर्वेषां लक्षणानां संपन्ना)

• पतिव्रतपरायणा: wholly devoted to her husband’s vow (chastity)
• पतिव्रतपरायणा: Qualifier (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पति + व्रत + परायण (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (पतिव्रते परायणा/पतिव्रतस्य परायणा)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Tīrthamāhātmya)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene royal couple: the king regards his queen with reverence; she is depicted with auspicious marks, modest posture, and devotional composure.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Householder-dharma is strengthened by virtues like fidelity, auspicious conduct, and steadfastness in righteous living.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse sets a narrative context within a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter; the specific site is not named in the verse itself.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual (snāna, dāna, japa, vrata) is prescribed in this verse.