Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

तेन भार्यां प्रशंसन्ति सदेवासुरमानुषाः । महाव्रते महाप्राज्ञे सत्त्ववति शुभेक्षणे

Transliteration

tena bhāryāṃ praśaṃsanti sadevāsuramānuṣāḥ | mahāvrate mahāprājñe sattvavati śubhekṣaṇe

Translation

C’est pourquoi l’état d’épouse est loué par les dieux, les asuras et les hommes—ô femme aux grands vœux, à la grande sagesse, forte de vertu, au regard de bon augure.

Word by Word

• तेन: therefore
• तेन: Hetu/Karana (Cause/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• भार्याम्: wife
• भार्याम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रशंसन्ति: praise
• प्रशंसन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-शंस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• सदेवासुरमानुषाः: (people) with gods, asuras, and humans / gods, asuras and humans together
• सदेवासुरमानुषाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदेवासुरमानुष (प्रातिपदिक: स + देव + असुर + मानुष)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); 'स-' = सह (with)

• महाव्रते: O great-vowed one
• महाव्रते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाव्रत (प्रातिपदिक: महा + व्रत)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative/8th), एकवचन (Singular)

• महाप्राज्ञे: O very wise one
• महाप्राज्ञे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाप्राज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक: महा + प्राज्ञ)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative/8th), एकवचन (Singular)

• सत्त्ववति: O virtuous/strong-minded one
• सत्त्ववति: Sambodhana/Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्त्ववत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative/8th), एकवचन (Singular)

• शुभेक्षणे: O one with auspicious eyes
• शुभेक्षणे: Sambodhana/Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभेक्षण (प्रातिपदिक: शुभ + ईक्षण)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative/8th), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Atri

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā tīrtha (contextual)

Type: river

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: The praised woman

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Atri praises the woman as mahāvratā, mahāprajñā, sattvavatī, śubhekṣaṇā; cosmic beings symbolically affirm the praise.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Asuras
• Humans

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It celebrates the dharmic power of a virtuous spouse—steadfastness, wisdom, and vow-observance as pillars of sacred household life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse; the chapter context is the Revā (Narmadā) region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Mahā-vrata (great vow observance) is praised as a spiritual qualification supporting higher religious undertakings.