Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

घृण्यौष्ण्याद्दग्धदेहा सा तपस्तेपे पतिव्रता । येन मां तेजसा सह्यं द्रष्टुं नैव शशाक ह

Transliteration

ghṛṇyauṣṇyāddagdhadehā sā tapastepe pativratā | yena māṃ tejasā sahyaṃ draṣṭuṃ naiva śaśāka ha

Translation

Son corps brûlé par l’ardeur implacable, cette épouse fidèle accomplit des austérités, car elle n’avait pu me contempler, moi dont l’éclat est insoutenable.

Word by Word

• घृण्यौष्ण्यात्: from the scorching heat (of the rays)
• घृण्यौष्ण्यात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृणि (प्रातिपदिक) + औष्ण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः—घृणेः औष्ण्यम् (heat of the sun’s rays) षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• दग्धदेहा: with body burnt
• दग्धदेहा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दग्ध (कृदन्त; दह् धातु + क्त) + देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः—दग्धः देहः यस्याः/दग्धदेहा (burnt-bodied) कर्मधारयः; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तपः: austerity
• तपः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• तेपे: performed
• तेपे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पतिव्रता: devoted to her husband
• पतिव्रता: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः—पतेः व्रतम् यस्याः (devoted to husband) षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• येन: by which
• येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सम्बन्धे ‘by which/whereby’

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• तेजसा: with splendour/heat
• तेजसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सह्यम्: bearably
• सह्यम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सह्य (प्रातिपदिक; सह्-धातुजन्य)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘द्रष्टुम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम् (bearable)

• द्रष्टुम्: to see
• द्रष्टुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + तुमुन् (कृदन्त/infinitive)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive), ‘to see’

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation)

• एव: at all/indeed
• एव: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय

• शशाक: was able
• शशाक: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शक् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ह: indeed (particle)
• ह: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), कथन-प्रत्यय/स्मरणार्थक

Speaker

Sūrya (implied by the first-person 'mām')

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (through the main narrator)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Saṃjñā’s body appears scorched, yet her posture is unwavering in austerity; the Sun’s radiance is shown as a near-tangible blaze, while her devotion steadies her amid heat and pain.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya
• Saṃjñā (implied)
• Dharmāraṇya (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pativratā-dharma joined with tapas purifies and strengthens; spiritual discipline is portrayed as a means to endure and harmonize even overwhelming forces.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya remains the sanctified background where such purifying austerity is undertaken.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas is emphasized; no specific vrata-steps are detailed in this verse.