Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 72

Devanagari script

इति श्रुत्वा वचः पत्युस्तस्य सा पतिदेवता । उवाच हृष्टवदना यदि देयो वरो मम

Transliteration

iti śrutvā vacaḥ patyustasya sā patidevatā | uvāca hṛṣṭavadanā yadi deyo varo mama

Translation

પતિના વચન સાંભળી તે પતિદેવતા આનંદિત મુખે બોલી— “જો મને વર આપવો હોય તો…”

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/उक्त्यर्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle: 'thus')

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) → श्रुत्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive: 'having heard')

• वचः: words
• वचः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (accusative singular)

• पत्युः: of (her) husband
• पत्युः: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (genitive singular)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (genitive singular)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (nominative singular)

• पतिदेवता: a wife devoted to her husband
• पतिदेवता: Karta (Apposition/समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति + देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (nominative singular); समासः—पतिः एव देवता यस्याः (for whom husband is deity)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद (perfect, 3rd person singular)

• हृष्टवदना: with a joyful face
• हृष्टवदना: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष्ट + वदना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (nominative singular); समासः—हृष्टं वदनं यस्याः (with a delighted face)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition/शर्त)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (conditional particle: 'if')

• देयः: grantable / to be given
• देयः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देय (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (nominative singular; 'to be given')

• वरः: a boon
• वरः: Karta (Subject complement/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (nominative singular)

• मम: to me / my
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (genitive singular)

Speaker

Wife of Viśvānara (patidevatā)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The devoted wife, face bright with delight, begins to voice her boon; her posture is modest yet confident, reflecting both marital affection and devotional purpose.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvānara
• patidevatā (devoted wife)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Respectful listening and dharmic conduct within marriage frames spiritual aspiration; boons are approached with humility and clarity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The episode belongs to the Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s Kāśī-centered sacred narrative, though this verse itself does not name a tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it introduces the act of asking for a boon.