Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

सदा मुदान्वितो राजा सभार्यो बहुपुत्रकः । एकासीद्दुहिता तस्य सुरूपा गिरिजा यथा

Transliteration

sadā mudānvito rājā sabhāryo bahuputrakaḥ | ekāsīdduhitā tasya surūpā girijā yathā

Translation

Le roi demeurait toujours dans la joie, avec son épouse royale et de nombreux fils ; il avait une unique fille, belle de forme, telle Girijā elle-même.

Word by Word

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable adverb of time)

• मुदा: with joy
• मुदा: Karaṇa (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्/मुदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन (instrumental singular)

• अन्वितः: endowed (with)
• अन्वितः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्वित (कृदन्त; √इ (इण्) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle) विशेषण

• राजा: king
• राजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (nominative singular)

• स: with
• स: Sambandha (Association)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स (अव्यय; सहार्थक-उपसर्गवत्)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक-पूर्वपद (prefix-like indeclinable meaning 'with')

• भार्यः: wife
• भार्यः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद-सम्बन्ध (in sense 'having a wife')

• बहु: many
• बहु: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत्/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक; समासपूर्वपद (many)

• पुत्रकः: having many sons
• पुत्रकः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपुत्रकः इति समासार्थे 'many sons'

• एका: one
• एका: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; संख्याविशेषण

• आसीत्: was
• आसीत्: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (असँ)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (imperfect/past); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• दुहिता: daughter
• दुहिता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुहितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/Relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (genitive), एकवचन

• सुरूपा: beautiful
• सुरूपा: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-रूप (प्रातिपदिक; उपसर्ग 'सु' + रूप)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• गिरिजा: Girijā (Pārvatī)
• गिरिजा: Upamāna (Standard of comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि + जा (प्रातिपदिक; √जन् (जनीँ) से 'जा')
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (गिरेः जा = mountain-born)

• यथा: as/like
• यथा: Upamā (Comparison marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमानवाचक (indeclinable comparative particle)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A prosperous king seated in court with queen and many sons; a single daughter stands apart, radiant and compared to Girijā (Pārvatī), suggesting auspiciousness and latent divine destiny.

Characters & Entities

• Vīrasena
• Queen
• Girijā (Pārvatī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic narratives present prosperity and harmony as fruits aligned with dharma, setting contexts for later spiritual instruction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named in this verse; it continues the narrative within the Devaśilā tīrtha māhātmya chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is narrative description.