Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 163

Devanagari script

इन्द्राणी चेन्द्रपत्नीत्वमवाप सुतमुत्तमम् । सौभाग्यं सर्वलोकेषु सर्वर्द्धिसुखमुत्तमम्

Transliteration

indrāṇī cendrapatnītvamavāpa sutamuttamam | saubhāgyaṃ sarvalokeṣu sarvarddhisukhamuttamam

Translation

Indrāṇī obtint la dignité d’épouse d’Indra et reçut un fils excellent, ainsi que la bonne fortune dans tous les mondes et la félicité suprême née de toute prospérité.

Word by Word

• इन्द्राणी: Indrāṇī
• इन्द्राणी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्राणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• इन्द्र-पत्नीत्वम्: the status of being Indra’s wife
• इन्द्र-पत्नीत्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + पत्नीत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'इन्द्रस्य पत्नीत्वम्'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अवाप: attained, obtained
• अवाप: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + आप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्/परस्मैपद-रूप (Perfect; narrative past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• सुतम्: a son
• सुतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• उत्तमम्: excellent, best
• उत्तमम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (सुतम्)

• सौभाग्यम्: good fortune
• सौभाग्यम्: Karma (Object—elliptic 'obtained')
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौभाग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन

• सर्व-लोकेषु: in all worlds
• सर्व-लोकेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास ('all worlds'); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• सर्व-ऋद्धि-सुखम्: all prosperity and happiness
• सर्व-ऋद्धि-सुखम्: Karma (Object—elliptic 'obtained')
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + ऋद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (समाहार: 'all prosperity and happiness'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• उत्तमम्: supreme, excellent
• उत्तमम्: Karma (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (सौभाग्यम्/सुखम्)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced: Āvantya Khaṇḍa narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Madhu-vrata in Revā Khaṇḍa context

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indrāṇī (Śacī) is shown receiving divine saubhāgya: enthroned beside Indra, with an excellent son, surrounded by symbols of prosperity and celestial joy.

Characters & Entities

• Indrāṇī
• Indra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Puranic vows, when performed with devotion and proper conduct, are said to yield saubhāgya, prosperity, and worthy offspring.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This is a results statement (phalaśruti) within the Revā Khaṇḍa; it does not directly name a single tīrtha in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new procedure is added here; it presents the promised fruits of the observance by citing Indrāṇī’s attainment.