Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 78

Devanagari script

सा तु भार्या भगवती मार्तंडस्य महात्मनः । साध्वी पतिव्रता देवी रूपयौवनशालिनी

Transliteration

sā tu bhāryā bhagavatī mārtaṃḍasya mahātmanaḥ | sādhvī pativratā devī rūpayauvanaśālinī

Translation

അവൾ ഭഗവതിയായ മഹാത്മാവായ മാർത്താണ്ഡൻ (സൂര്യൻ)ന്റെ ഭാര്യ—സാധ്വി, പതിവ്രതാദേവി, രൂപയൗവനസമ്പന്ന.

Word by Word

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक

• भार्या: wife
• भार्या: Karta (कर्ता) / Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भगवती: divine, venerable
• भगवती: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• मार्तंडस्य: of Mārtaṇḍa (the Sun)
• मार्तंडस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्तण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled
• महात्मनः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; विशेषण (मार्तण्डस्य)

• साध्वी: virtuous woman
• साध्वी: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: साध्वी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• पतिव्रता: devoted to her husband
• पतिव्रता: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पति + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पतेः व्रतम् यस्याः)

• देवी: goddess
• देवी: Karta (कर्ता) / Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• रूपयौवनशालिनी: possessing beauty and youth
• रूपयौवनशालिनी: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रूप + यौवन + शालिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (रूपेण यौवनेन च शालिनी)

Speaker

Īśvara (narrator, as indicated in nearby verses)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Saṃjñā/Prabhā portrayed as a virtuous radiant goddess beside Mārtaṇḍa (Sūrya), whose solar aura fills the scene; her posture conveys modesty and steadfastness, yet she shines with youthful beauty.

Characters & Entities

• Saṃjñā
• Mārtaṇḍa (Sūrya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It praises pativratā-dharma and portrays divine marital fidelity as a sacred power (śakti) honored in Purāṇic ethics.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative belongs to the Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya, linking cosmic stories to the sanctity of Prabhāsa, though this verse itself is character praise.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a eulogy of Saṃjñā’s qualities.