Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

तत्रैवारुंधती साध्वी वसिष्ठस्य समीपतः । पूजनीया विशेषेण सर्वकामप्रदा नृणाम्

Transliteration

tatraivāruṃdhatī sādhvī vasiṣṭhasya samīpataḥ | pūjanīyā viśeṣeṇa sarvakāmapradā nṛṇām

Translation

Là même, auprès de Vasiṣṭha, se tient la vertueuse Arundhatī. Elle doit être honorée d’une vénération particulière, car elle accorde aux hommes l’accomplissement de tous les désirs légitimes.

Word by Word

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

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• अरुंधती: Arundhatī
• अरुंधती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरुंधती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• साध्वी: virtuous/chaste
• साध्वी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: साध्वी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• वसिष्ठस्य: of Vasiṣṭha
• वसिष्ठस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• समीपतः: near/beside
• समीपतः: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समीपतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb) = ‘near/by’

• पूजनीया: worthy to be worshipped
• पूजनीया: Karta (Predicate/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु) + अनीयर् (कृत्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; अनीयर्-प्रत्ययान्त भाव्य/विधेय विशेषण (gerundive: ‘to be worshipped’)

• विशेषेण: especially
• विशेषेण: Hetu/Prakaraṇa (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषण-प्रयोग (instrumental adverb: ‘especially’)

• सर्वकामप्रदा: giver of all desires
• सर्वकामप्रदा: Karta (Predicate/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + काम + प्रदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘सर्वेषां कामानां प्रदा’)

• नृणाम्: of men/people
• नृणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

Speaker

Sūta (deduced, Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arundhatī-sannidhi (Vasiṣṭhāśrama, Arbuda)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (nṛpa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Near a hermitage, Arundhatī stands or is represented as an auspicious revered figure beside Vasiṣṭha; pilgrims offer flowers and lamps, seeking dhārmic boons.

Characters & Entities

• Arundhatī
• Vasiṣṭha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Honoring exemplars of dharma—especially the virtuous consort of a great ṛṣi—brings auspiciousness and the fulfillment of righteous aims.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The vicinity of Vasiṣṭha’s āśrama where Arundhatī is present and worship-worthy.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Special worship (pūjā) of Arundhatī near Vasiṣṭha’s hermitage.