Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 122

Devanagari script

ततः सप्तर्षयो ज्ञात्वा ज्ञानेनासुचितां गताः । तत्यजुः षट् तदा पत्नीर्विना देवीमरुंधतीम्

Transliteration

tataḥ saptarṣayo jñātvā jñānenāsucitāṃ gatāḥ | tatyajuḥ ṣaṭ tadā patnīrvinā devīmaruṃdhatīm

Translation

Alors les Sept Sages (Saptarṣi), ayant compris la vérité par leur clairvoyance, se virent tombés dans l’impureté; et ils abandonnèrent leurs six épouses, sauf la déesse Arundhatī.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): ‘then/from that’

• सप्त-ऋषयः: the seven sages
• सप्त-ऋषयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्त (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (numeral compound); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (masc. nom. pl.)

• ज्ञात्वा: having known
• ज्ञात्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund): ‘having known’

• ज्ञानेन: by knowledge
• ज्ञानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन (neut. instr. sg.)

• असुचिताम्: impurity, uncleanness
• असुचिताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुचिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन (fem. acc. sg.)

• गताः: having gone/come to (a state)
• गताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √गम्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (masc. nom. pl.)

• तत्यजुः: abandoned, left
• तत्यजुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद (3rd pl. perfect, active)

• षट्: six
• षट्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षष्/षट् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक, अव्ययवत्/प्रातिपदिक-रूप; द्वितीया बहुवचनार्थे (numeral ‘six’, qualifying object)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (temporal adverb): ‘at that time’

• पत्नीः: wives
• पत्नीः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), बहुवचन (fem. acc. pl.)

• विना: without
• विना: Sambandha (Exclusion/वर्जन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (preposition-like): ‘without’

• देवीम्: the देवी (goddess/lady)
• देवीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन (fem. acc. sg.)

• अरुन्धतीम्: Arundhatī
• अरुन्धतीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरुन्धती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन (fem. acc. sg.; proper name)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa frame)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhārata (frame continues)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Seven Sages, faces grave, realize impurity through inner knowledge; six wives are left behind in sorrow, while Arundhatī remains steadfast, luminous with chastity and calm strength.

Characters & Entities

• Saptarṣi
• Arundhatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma emphasizes inner purity and discernment; Arundhatī is upheld as an exemplar of steadfast virtue.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as narrative setup within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa’s praise of Skanda.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse focuses on a dharmic/narrative consequence rather than a rite.