Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

पतिव्रतास्वरुंधत्याः कमले विमलाशयः । यथास्ति न तथाऽन्यस्याः कस्याश्चित्कापि भामिनि

Transliteration

pativratāsvaruṃdhatyāḥ kamale vimalāśayaḥ | yathāsti na tathā'nyasyāḥ kasyāścitkāpi bhāmini

Translation

Oh hermosa dama, en Arundhatī—tan firme en el pātivratya—hay una pureza de corazón sin mancha, como no se halla en ninguna otra mujer en parte alguna.

Word by Word

• pativratā: devoted to her husband
• pativratā: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pati + vrata (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (pati-vrata)

• svaruṃdhatyāḥ: of noble Arundhatī
• svaruṃdhatyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aruṃdhatī (प्रातिपदिक) with su- (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति; एकवचन; ‘aruṃdhatī’ with honorific/augment su- (good/noble Arundhatī)

• kamale: O Kamalā
• kamale: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kamalā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative); एकवचन

• vimalāśayaḥ: one of pure intention/heart
• vimalāśayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vimala + āśaya (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (vimalo 'śayaḥ)

• yathā: as
• yathā: Sambandha (Correlative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (comparative/relative adverb)

• asti: is/exists
• asti: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present); प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• tathā: so/likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Correlative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तदनुरूप/एवम् (correlative adverb ‘so/thus’)

• anyasyāḥ: of another (woman)
• anyasyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• kasyāḥ: of any (which)
• kasyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति; एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक

• cit: ever/any
• cit: Avadhāraṇa/Anirdeśa (Indefiniteness)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: cit (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनिश्चितार्थक-निपात (enclitic indefinite particle)

• kāpi: any (woman) at all
• kāpi: Karta (Subject—elliptic ‘(she)’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kā (kim-प्रातिपदिक) + api (अव्यय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थक (some/any)

• bhāmini: O lovely lady
• bhāmini: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāminī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-विभक्ति; एकवचन

Speaker

Narratorial voice within Skanda’s discourse (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Kamalā (Lakṣmī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A close, intimate tableau: Lakṣmī addressed as ‘Kamalē’ while Nārāyaṇa points to Arundhatī’s unmatched inner purity; the emphasis is on serene faces and luminous calm.

Characters & Entities

• Arundhatī
• Kamalā (as addressee/name in verse)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Inner purity (vimala-āśaya) grounded in dharma is presented as the highest ornament of a devoted life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha; the verse continues the Arundhatī praise within the Kāśī narrative frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a comparative eulogy of Arundhatī’s virtue.