Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 76

Devanagari script

नियता श्रूयते तत्र राजपुत्री सुशोभना । व्रतस्था नियताहारा नाम्ना भानुमती सती

Transliteration

niyatā śrūyate tatra rājaputrī suśobhanā | vratasthā niyatāhārā nāmnā bhānumatī satī

Translation

അവിടെ നിയമനിഷ്ഠയും ദീപ്തിയും ഉള്ള ഒരു രാജകുമാരി ഉണ്ടെന്ന് കേൾക്കപ്പെടുന്നു—ഭാനുമതി എന്ന നാമം; അവൾ വ്രതസ്ഥ, ആഹാരനിയമം പാലിക്കുന്ന, സതീഗുണസമ്പന്നയാണ്.

Word by Word

• niyatā: disciplined/regulated
• niyatā: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: niyata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• śrūyate: is heard/is said
• śrūyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive: is heard/is said)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: there)

• rāja-putrī: king's daughter (princess)
• rāja-putrī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक) + putrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (राज्ञः पुत्री)

• su-śobhanā: very beautiful
• su-śobhanā: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + śobhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• vrata-sthā: observing a vow
• vrata-sthā: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vrata (प्रातिपदिक) + sthā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (व्रते स्थिता)

• niyata-āhārā: with regulated diet
• niyata-āhārā: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: niyata (प्रातिपदिक) + āhāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (नियतः आहारः यस्याः)

• nāmnā: by name
• nāmnā: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• bhānumatī: Bhānumatī
• bhānumatī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhānumatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• satī: virtuous woman
• satī: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: satī (प्रातिपदिक; √as + śatṛ/ī)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present participle used adjectivally), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘सती’ = साध्वी/पतिव्रता

Speaker

Śabarī (continuing the report/narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant princess, Bhānumatī, is described as steadfast in her vow, restrained in diet, and virtuous—suggesting a palace-adjacent devotional scene with simplicity amid royalty.

Characters & Entities

• Bhānumatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Vows become luminous through niyama—discipline, regulated living, and steadfastness in dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse introduces a local exemplar within the Revā Khaṇḍa setting rather than naming a specific tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Vrata-sthā (steadfast vow-keeping) and niyatāhāra (regulated diet) are emphasized as components of observance.