Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

ततस्त्रिरात्रं न्यवसत्स्नात्वा संतर्प्य देवताम् । श्वश्रूश्वशुरयोः पादौ ववंदे चारुहासिनी

Transliteration

tatastrirātraṃ nyavasatsnātvā saṃtarpya devatām | śvaśrūśvaśurayoḥ pādau vavaṃde cāruhāsinī

Translation

പിന്നീട് അവൾ ത്രിരാത്രവ്രതം അനുഷ്ഠിച്ചു; സ്നാനം ചെയ്ത് ദേവതയെ വിധിപൂർവ്വം തൃപ്തിപ്പെടുത്തി, മധുരഹാസിനിയായി ശ്വശ്രൂ-ശ്വശുരന്മാരുടെ പാദങ്ങളിൽ വന്ദനം ചെയ്തു।

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रमसूचक) — ‘then’

• त्रिरात्रम्: three nights
• त्रिरात्रम्: Karma (Extent/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि-रात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — ‘for three nights’ (duration as object)

• न्यवसत्: stayed, dwelt
• न्यवसत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि+वस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन — ‘(she) stayed/dwelt’

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya-vishesana (Prior action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्ना (धातु) → स्नात्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त, अव्यय — ‘having bathed’

• संतर्प्य: having satisfied
• संतर्प्य: Kriya-vishesana (Prior action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्+तृप् (धातु, णिजन्त) → संतर्प्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त, अव्यय — ‘having satisfied/propitiated’

• देवताम्: the deity
• देवताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — ‘the deity’

• श्वश्रू-श्वशुरयोः: of (her) mother-in-law and father-in-law
• श्वश्रू-श्वशुरयोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वश्रू (प्रातिपदिक) + श्वशुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/स्त्री (समाहार-द्वन्द्व), षष्ठी (6th), द्विवचन — ‘of mother-in-law and father-in-law’

• पादौ: feet
• पादौ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), द्विवचन — ‘feet’

• ववन्दे: saluted, bowed to
• ववन्दे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वन्द् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन — ‘(she) bowed/saluted’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय) — ‘and’

• आरुहासिनी: the lovely-smiling woman
• आरुहासिनी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चारु-हासिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — ‘she who has a lovely smile’

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrim-audience/ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At dawn after observances, Sāvitrī, freshly bathed, offers flowers and water to the deity, then with a serene smile bows low to touch the feet of her blind father-in-law and her mother-in-law, receiving their blessings in the hermitage.

Characters & Entities

• Sāvitrī
• devatā (deity)
• śvaśrū (mother-in-law)
• śvaśura (father-in-law)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma blends devotion and social righteousness: worship of the divine and reverence to elders together strengthen spiritual merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative is situated within Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya, presenting exemplary observance aligned with the sanctity of the region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bathing (snāna), satisfying the deity through offerings (tarpaṇa/saṃtarpana), and respectful salutations to elders are described.