Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 90

Devanagari script

संप्राप्ते त्रिदिवैश्वर्ये यत्सुखं पुण्यकर्मणाम् । तस्माच्छतगुणं प्राप सा राज्ञी सुखमुत्तमम्

Transliteration

saṃprāpte tridivaiśvarye yatsukhaṃ puṇyakarmaṇām | tasmācchataguṇaṃ prāpa sā rājñī sukhamuttamam

Translation

Le bonheur que goûtent les auteurs d’œuvres méritoires en obtenant la souveraineté des trois cieux—cent fois au-delà, la reine reçut la béatitude suprême.

Word by Word

• संप्राप्ते: when (it was) attained
• संप्राप्ते: Adhikaraṇa (Locative setting)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संप्राप्त (कृदन्त; √आप्/√प्राप् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative); एकवचन (सप्तमी-absolute/locative setting)

• त्रिदिव: heaven (threefold sky)
• त्रिदिव: Viśeṣaṇa-aṅga (Qualifier in compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासपूर्वपद (compound member)

• ऐश्वर्ये: in heavenly sovereignty
• ऐश्वर्ये: Adhikaraṇa (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऐश्वर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति; एकवचन; समासः: त्रिदिव-ऐश्वर्य (heavenly sovereignty)

• यत्: which/that
• यत्: Sambandha (Correlative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन (correlative)

• सुखम्: happiness
• सुखम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• पुण्य: meritorious
• पुण्य: Viśeṣaṇa-aṅga (Qualifier in compound)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासपूर्वपद (compound member)

• कर्मणाम्: of the meritorious (doers)
• कर्मणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति; बहुवचन; समासः: पुण्य-कर्मन् (of meritorious deeds/actors of meritorious deeds)

• तस्मात्: from that/than that
• तस्मात्: Apādāna (Source/Comparison base)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative); एकवचन

• शत: hundred
• शत: Viśeṣaṇa-aṅga (Qualifier in compound)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासपूर्वपद (compound member; numeral)

• गुणम्: hundredfold (measure)
• गुणम्: Karma (Object/extent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन; समासः: शत-गुण (hundredfold)

• प्राप: obtained
• प्राप: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आप्/√प्राप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• राज्ञी: the queen
• राज्ञी: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्ञी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• सुखम्: happiness
• सुखम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• उत्तमम्: supreme
• उत्तमम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective of सुखम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (not specified in snippet; likely Purāṇic narrator within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: An allegorical tableau: the queen bathed in a radiant aura, with faint celestial imagery behind—Indra-like regalia and the three heavens suggested—yet her bliss shown as surpassing even that celestial sovereignty.

Characters & Entities

• Queen (rājñī)
• Tridiva (three heavens)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Grace-bestowed joy can surpass even the rewards of heavenly merit, pointing beyond mere karmic prosperity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; this is a phala-style comparison of happiness and merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse highlights the fruit (phala) of the event as incomparable bliss.