Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 78

Devanagari script

सा तु भार्या भगवती मार्तंडस्य महात्मनः । साध्वी पतिव्रता देवी रूपयौवनशालिनी

Transliteration

sā tu bhāryā bhagavatī mārtaṃḍasya mahātmanaḥ | sādhvī pativratā devī rūpayauvanaśālinī

Translation

Elle est véritablement l’épouse bénie du magnanime Mārtaṇḍa (Sūrya). Déesse vertueuse, elle demeure ferme dans le vœu de fidélité conjugale, rayonnante de beauté et de jeunesse.

Word by Word

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक

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

• भगवती: divine, venerable
• भगवती: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• मार्तंडस्य: of Mārtaṇḍa (the Sun)
• मार्तंडस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्तण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled
• महात्मनः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; विशेषण (मार्तण्डस्य)

• साध्वी: virtuous woman
• साध्वी: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: साध्वी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

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

• देवी: goddess
• देवी: Karta (कर्ता) / Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• रूपयौवनशालिनी: possessing beauty and youth
• रूपयौवनशालिनी: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रूप + यौवन + शालिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (रूपेण यौवनेन च शालिनी)

Speaker

Īśvara (narrator, as indicated in nearby verses)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Saṃjñā/Prabhā portrayed as a virtuous radiant goddess beside Mārtaṇḍa (Sūrya), whose solar aura fills the scene; her posture conveys modesty and steadfastness, yet she shines with youthful beauty.

Characters & Entities

• Saṃjñā
• Mārtaṇḍa (Sūrya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It praises pativratā-dharma and portrays divine marital fidelity as a sacred power (śakti) honored in Purāṇic ethics.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative belongs to the Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya, linking cosmic stories to the sanctity of Prabhāsa, though this verse itself is character praise.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a eulogy of Saṃjñā’s qualities.