Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 70

Devanagari script

वसिष्ठस्य सदा तत्र निवासः सुतपोनिधेः । अरुन्धती सदा यस्य वर्तते निर्मलव्रता

Transliteration

vasiṣṭhasya sadā tatra nivāsaḥ sutaponidheḥ | arundhatī sadā yasya vartate nirmalavratā

Translation

Là réside à jamais Vasiṣṭha, trésor d’austérités sublimes; et près de lui demeure toujours Arundhatī, inébranlable dans son vœu pur.

Word by Word

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

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (Temporal/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण

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

• निवासः: dwelling / residence
• निवासः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निवास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• सुतपोनिधेः: of the treasure of great austerity (i.e., the great ascetic)
• सुतपोनिधेः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/प्रातिपदिक-पूर्वपद) + तपस् (प्रातिपदिक) + निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; समासः—सुतपसां निधिः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

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

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (Temporal/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative pronoun)

• वर्तते: abides / remains
• वर्तते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘exists/abides’

• निर्मलव्रता: of pure vow
• निर्मलव्रता: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्मल (प्रातिपदिक) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः—निर्मलं व्रतम् यस्याः सा (कर्मधारय-विशेषण)

Speaker

Brahmā (deduced; Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa narrative style)

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• Arundhatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha’s sanctity is intensified by the perpetual presence of great ṛṣis and exemplars of dharma like Arundhatī.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vasiṣṭha-kuṇḍa in Ayodhyā, described as Vasiṣṭha’s enduring residence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription here; it establishes the sacred authority and purity of the place through resident sages.