Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

स तस्य च वने वृद्धः पुत्रः परमधार्मिकः । सत्यवागनुरूपो मे भर्तेति मनसेप्सितः

Transliteration

sa tasya ca vane vṛddhaḥ putraḥ paramadhārmikaḥ | satyavāganurūpo me bharteti manasepsitaḥ

Translation

ಮತ್ತು ಆ ಅರಣ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಅವನ ಪುತ್ರನು ಬೆಳೆದನು—ಪರಮಧಾರ್ಮಿಕ, ಸತ್ಯವಾಣಿ; ನನ್ನ ಮನಸ್ಸಿಗೆ ಇಷ್ಟವಾದ, ನನಗೆ ಯೋಗ್ಯನಾದ ಪತಿ ಅವನೇ।

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• वने: in the forest
• वने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• वृद्धः: grown up
• वृद्धः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• परमधार्मिकः: supremely righteous
• परमधार्मिकः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम + धार्मिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (परमः धार्मिकः)

• सत्यवाक्: truth-speaking
• सत्यवाक्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य + वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः; वाच्-प्रातिपदिकस्य विशेषरूपम् (वाक्)

• अनुरूपः: suitable, befitting
• अनुरूपः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (enclitic)

• भर्ता: husband
• भर्ता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• इति: as, thus
• इति: Sambandha (Marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/विचार-परिसमाप्त्यर्थक अव्यय (quotative)

• मनसा: in (my) mind
• मनसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• ईप्सितः: desired, wished for
• ईप्सितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईप्सित (कृदन्त; √आप्/ईप्स् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त

Speaker

Sāvitrī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: प्रभासक्षेत्र (contextual frame)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Implied royal listener in frame-story

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In a serene forest hermitage, the young Satyavān stands with ascetic simplicity yet noble bearing; a maiden’s inner choice is implied—her gaze steady, heart resolved.

Characters & Entities

• Satyavān
• Dyumatsena
• Sāvitrī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Truthfulness and dharma are presented as the highest qualifications—more than wealth or status—for an ideal life-partner.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is part of Prabhāsa-kṣetra’s māhātmya narrative, where exemplary virtues illuminate the sanctity of the setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the focus is on ethical qualifications (satya, dharma) rather than a formal rite.