Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 81

Devanagari script

सीताशुद्धिस्तृतीयायां देवेभ्यो वरलंभनम् । दशरथस्यागमनं तत्र चैवानुमोदनम्

Transliteration

sītāśuddhistṛtīyāyāṃ devebhyo varalaṃbhanam | daśarathasyāgamanaṃ tatra caivānumodanam

Translation

Au troisième tithi eut lieu la justification de la pureté de Sītā; et des grâces furent reçues des dieux. Daśaratha y arriva aussi, et il y eut assentiment et joie.

Word by Word

• सीताशुद्धिः: Sita’s purification
• सीताशुद्धिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता + शुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सीतायाः शुद्धिः)

• तृतीयायाम्: on the third (lunar day)
• तृतीयायाम्: Adhikarana (Location/Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृतीया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; तिथौ

• देवेभ्यः: from the gods
• देवेभ्यः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), बहुवचन

• वरलम्भनम्: obtaining a boon
• वरलम्भनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर + लम्भन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (वरस्य लम्भनम् = वर-प्राप्तिः)

• दशरथस्य: of Dasharatha
• दशरथस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• आगमनम्: arrival
• आगमनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आगमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis/only/indeed)

• अनुमोदनम्: approval / rejoicing
• अनुमोदनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुमोदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Unnamed Purāṇic narrator (contextual narrator within Brāhma Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sītā-śuddhi-smṛti-sthala (narrative locus)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sītā stands radiant and composed after vindication; devas shower flowers and grant boons; Daśaratha appears in a luminous, subtle form offering approval; Rāma and the assembly rejoice.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Rāma (implied)
• Devas
• Daśaratha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma includes the public restoration of truth and honor; divine acknowledgment follows steadfast righteousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No explicit tīrtha is mentioned; the verse highlights post-war dharmic resolution and divine sanction.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite is prescribed here; it notes Sītā’s vindication and the reception of divine boons.