Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

साऽपि तस्य सती भार्या कृत्वा मृत्युविनिश्चयम् । तमुवाच सुतं दृष्ट्वा सर्वं दत्त्वा गृहादिकम्

Transliteration

sā'pi tasya satī bhāryā kṛtvā mṛtyuviniścayam | tamuvāca sutaṃ dṛṣṭvā sarvaṃ dattvā gṛhādikam

Translation

Son épouse vertueuse, elle aussi, ayant résolu la mort, lui parla après avoir vu son fils, ayant tout donné, y compris la maison et le reste.

Word by Word

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle); समुच्चय/अपि-अर्थे

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध

• satī: virtuous
• satī: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: satī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण (पतिव्रता/साध्वी)

• bhāryā: wife
• bhāryā: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāryā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• kṛtvā: having made
• kṛtvā: Kriya (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु) + त्वा (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• mṛtyu-viniścayam: decision about death
• mṛtyu-viniścayam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mṛtyu (प्रातिपदिक) + viniścaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मृत्योः विनिश्चयः)

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• sutam: (to) the son
• sutam: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; सम्बोधनार्थे कर्मरूपेण

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriya (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु) + त्वा (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• dattvā: having given
• dattvā: Kriya (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु) + त्वा (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• gṛha-ādikam: house and the like
• gṛha-ādikam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक) + ādika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः/कर्मधारय-प्रायः (गृहं च आदिकं च—‘house etc.’ अर्थे)

Speaker

Sūta (narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dignified wife, calm yet sorrowful, stands after donating household items; she looks at her son with maternal tenderness, then addresses her husband with firm resolve.

Characters & Entities

• wife
• husband
• son

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is not merely abandonment of possessions; it must culminate in right purification and right counsel rather than despair.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The episode belongs to a tīrtha-māhātmya that culminates in the purifying power of Viṣṇupadī Gaṅgā within this sacred region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Complete charity/renunciation is implied by giving away house and possessions; subsequent verses prescribe tīrtha-bathing as the proper means to attain śuddhi.