Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

अथ संवीक्ष्य सावित्री सपत्न्या सहितं पतिम् । कोपसंरक्तनयना परुषं वाक्यमब्रवीत्

Transliteration

atha saṃvīkṣya sāvitrī sapatnyā sahitaṃ patim | kopasaṃraktanayanā paruṣaṃ vākyamabravīt

Translation

ನಂತರ ಸಾವಿತ್ರಿ ಸಹಪತ್ನಿಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಇರುವ ತನ್ನ ಪತಿಯನ್ನು ನೋಡಿ, ಕೋಪದಿಂದ ಕೆಂಪಾದ ಕಣ್ಣುಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಕಠಿಣ ವಚನಗಳನ್ನು ಹೇಳಿದಳು।

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आरम्भ/अनन्तरार्थक (then/now)

• संवीक्ष्य: having seen
• संवीक्ष्य: Kriya-viseshana (Gerundial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-वीक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive); ‘having looked at/observed’

• सावित्री: Sāvitrī
• सावित्री: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावित्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• सपत्न्या: with the co-wife
• सपत्न्या: Sahakaraka (accompaniment/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सपत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन

• सहितम्: accompanied
• सहितम्: Karma (object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with पतिम्)

• पतिम्: husband
• पतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• कोपसंरक्तनयना: with eyes reddened by anger
• कोपसंरक्तनयना: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोप-संरक्त-नयन (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (कोपेन संरक्ते नयने यस्याः)

• परुषम्: harsh
• परुषम्: Karma (object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषण (वाक्यम्)

• वाक्यम्: speech; words
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• अब्रवीत्: said; spoke
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past); प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator (introducing Sāvitrī’s speech)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sāvitrī stands with blazing eyes, confronting her husband who is seated or standing beside another woman; the yajña pavilion and fire remain in the background, with sages and devas watching in stunned silence.

Characters & Entities

• Sāvitrī
• Brahmā (implied as pati in this episode)
• sapatnī (co-wife)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic narratives use domestic and ritual conflict to spotlight the seriousness of vows, fidelity, and rightful order (dharma).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it remains within the Tīrthamāhātmya narrative unit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse transitions into dialogue.