Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 155

Devanagari script

इयं मृगावती भार्या पाति व्रत्यपरायणा । तदेतांस्त्रीन्महाराज प्रतिगृह्णीष्व मा चिरम्

Transliteration

iyaṃ mṛgāvatī bhāryā pāti vratyaparāyaṇā | tadetāṃstrīnmahārāja pratigṛhṇīṣva mā ciram

Translation

Inilah Mṛgāvatī, seorang isteri yang tekun dalam vrata dan amalan suci; maka, wahai Maharaja, terimalah wanita ini tanpa berlengah.

Word by Word

• इयम्: this (woman)
• इयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• मृगावती: Mṛgāvatī
• मृगावती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृगावती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम (proper noun)

• भार्या: wife
• भार्या: Apposition (Samānādhikaraṇa/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पाति: protects
• पाति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• व्रत्यपरायणा: devoted to vows/discipline
• व्रत्यपरायणा: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्रत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (व्रत्ये परायणा = devoted to vows/discipline)

• तत्: therefore; then
• तत्: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः: अव्यय/सम्बन्धसूचक (then/therefore)

• एतान्: these
• एतान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• त्रीन्: three
• त्रीन्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; संख्या-विशेषण (numeral adjective)

• महाराज: O great king
• महाराज: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महā (प्रातिपदिक) + राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय

• प्रतिगृह्णीष्व: accept (receive)
• प्रतिगृह्णीष्व: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति + ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), आत्मनेपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; उपसर्ग: प्रति

• मा: do not
• मा: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेधार्थक कण (prohibitive particle)

• चिरम्: for long; long (time)
• चिरम्: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

Speaker

Jamadagni (sage) speaking (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sage presents Mṛgāvatī to the king, describing her as devoted to vows; the king receives her respectfully, with attendants witnessing a solemn, dharmic transfer.

Characters & Entities

• Jamadagni
• Mṛgāvatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Householder dharma is strengthened when companionship is anchored in vrata (disciplined religious observance).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The āśrama context is central; the verse focuses on dharmic alliance rather than a distinct tīrtha description.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; it commends vrata (vow-based discipline) as a virtue.