Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

वयं सर्वा नरेन्द्रस्य भार्यया समलंकृताः । सुवस्त्रैर्भूषणैर्दिव्यैः श्रद्धापूतेन चेतसा

Transliteration

vayaṃ sarvā narendrasya bhāryayā samalaṃkṛtāḥ | suvastrairbhūṣaṇairdivyaiḥ śraddhāpūtena cetasā

Translation

ഞങ്ങൾ എല്ലാവരും നരേന്ദ്രന്റെ ഭാര്യമാരായി അലങ്കരിക്കപ്പെട്ടിരുന്നു—ഉത്തമ വസ്ത്രങ്ങളും ദിവ്യാഭരണങ്ങളും ധരിച്ചു—ശ്രദ്ധയാൽ ശുദ്ധമായ മനസ്സോടെ.

Word by Word

• vayam: we
• vayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun); प्रथमा विभक्ति (nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural)

• sarvāḥ: all
• sarvāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural)

• narendrasya: of the king
• narendrasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: narendra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी विभक्ति (genitive/6th), एकवचन (singular)

• bhāryayā: by the wife/queen
• bhāryayā: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāryā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), तृतीया विभक्ति (instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (singular)

• sam-alaṃkṛtāḥ: were adorned
• sam-alaṃkṛtāḥ: Kriyā (Predicative/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√alaṃkṛ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त); स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural)

• su-vastraiḥ: with fine garments
• su-vastraiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + vastra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया विभक्ति (instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (plural); कर्मधारयः—सुवस्त्राणि (fine garments)

• bhūṣaṇaiḥ: with ornaments
• bhūṣaṇaiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया विभक्ति (instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (plural)

• divyaiḥ: divine
• divyaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया विभक्ति (instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (plural)

• śraddhā-pūtena: purified by faith
• śraddhā-pūtena: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śraddhā (प्रातिपदिक) + pūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter) (agreeing with cetasā), तृतीया विभक्ति (instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (singular); तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः—श्रद्धया पूतः (purified by faith)

• cetasā: with mind/heart
• cetasā: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cetas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया विभक्ति (instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

The wives (bhāryāḥ)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of women, elegantly dressed with divine ornaments, yet with serene, devotional expressions; the visual emphasis is on composed faces and prayerful posture rather than sensuality.

Characters & Entities

• narendra (king)
• bhāryāḥ (wives)
• śraddhā (faith)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Outer prosperity is best grounded in inner śraddhā; faith purifies intention and dignifies household life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific location is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the emphasis is on śraddhā (faith) as the purifier of action.