Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

अस्ति वीरो महाभागो भार्या चापि पतिव्रता । तस्य विष्णुमतीनाम विष्णोः श्रीरिव वल्लभा

Transliteration

asti vīro mahābhāgo bhāryā cāpi pativratā | tasya viṣṇumatīnāma viṣṇoḥ śrīriva vallabhā

Translation

C’est un homme héroïque et comblé de fortune, et son épouse aussi est fidèle à son vœu de pativratā. Elle se nomme Viṣṇumatī, aimée de lui comme Śrī l’est de Viṣṇu.

Word by Word

• अस्ति: there is
• अस्ति: Kriya (Existence/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• वीरः: a hero
• वीरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• महाभागः: very fortunate, illustrious
• महाभागः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् भागः यस्य)

• भार्या: wife
• भार्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction ‘and’)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अप्यर्थक/समुच्चय (also/even)

• पतिव्रता: devoted to her husband
• पतिव्रता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पति + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पतेः व्रतम् यस्याः)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• विष्णुमती: Viṣṇumatī (name)
• विष्णुमती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णुमती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha (Apposition marker/नाम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, नामनिर्देशक (indeclinable ‘by name’)

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu
• विष्णोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• श्रीः: Śrī (Lakṣmī)
• श्रीः: Upamana (Standard of comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• इव: like
• इव: Upama-sambandha (Comparison/उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, उपमावाचक (comparative particle ‘like’)

• वल्लभा: beloved
• वल्लभा: Visheshana (Predicate qualifier/विधेयविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वल्लभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेयविशेषण (predicate adjective)

Speaker

Narrator (deduced).

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kauśāmbī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A regal couple: the heroic king with bow/insignia and the devoted queen Viṣṇumatī beside him, depicted with the aura of Śrī and Viṣṇu—prosperity, lotus motifs, and calm dignity.

Characters & Entities

• Śatānīka
• Viṣṇumatī
• Viṣṇu
• Śrī (Lakṣmī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Householder dharma is exalted: a pativratā wife and a righteous hero-king form a dharmic foundation for destiny to unfold.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named; the verse characterizes the destined parents within the Setukhaṇḍa storyline.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the focus is on virtues (pativratā-dharma) rather than a specific rite.