Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 70

Devanagari script

भर्तुरिष्टा ततस्तस्माद्रूपयौवनशालिनी । संज्ञा बभूव तपसा सुदीप्तेन समन्विता

Transliteration

bharturiṣṭā tatastasmādrūpayauvanaśālinī | saṃjñā babhūva tapasā sudīptena samanvitā

Translation

Aimée de son époux et pourvue de beauté et de jeunesse, Saṃjñā devint alors, par ses austérités, habitée d’une splendeur ardemment éclatante.

Word by Word

• भर्तुः: of (her) husband
• भर्तुः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• इष्टा: beloved/dear
• इष्टा: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; √इष्/इच्छ् से क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (संज्ञा)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रम/हेतुवाचक-अव्यय (then/thereupon)

• तस्मात्: from that (cause)
• तस्मात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• रूपयौवनशालिनी: possessing beauty and youth
• रूपयौवनशालिनी: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रूप-यौवन-शालिन् (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (संज्ञा)

• संज्ञा: Saṃjñā
• संज्ञा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• बभूव: became
• बभूव: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सुदीप्तेन: very intense/bright
• सुदीप्तेन: Karana (Instrument qualifier/करणविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-दीप्त (प्रातिपदिक; उपसर्ग+कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण (तपसा)

• समन्विता: endowed/possessed (with)
• समन्विता: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-अन्वि (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past Passive Participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (संज्ञा)

Speaker

Gaṇas (continued explanation)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvijavarya (within Agastya→Lopāmudrā frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Saṃjñā, youthful and beautiful, sits in austere posture; a fierce yet pure flame-like aura rises from her tapas, surrounding her with a concentrated glow.

Characters & Entities

• Saṃjñā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tapas (austerity) transforms one’s inner power into tejas (spiritual radiance), a key Purāṇic ideal.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Indirectly, the Saura narrative context is strengthened; the radiance motif prepares the description of solar brilliance tied to the city.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas (austerity/discipline) is highlighted as the means of attaining spiritual brilliance.