Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

पार्थानाम्न्यभवत्साध्वी देवलस्य प्रिया सती । तया पूर्वं तपस्तप्तं तत्र स्थाने महीपते

Transliteration

pārthānāmnyabhavatsādhvī devalasya priyā satī | tayā pūrvaṃ tapastaptaṃ tatra sthāne mahīpate

Translation

Ada seorang wanita suci bernama Pārthā, isteri Devala yang dikasihi lagi setia. Di tempat itulah, wahai raja, dahulu dia telah menunaikan tapa (pertapaan).

Word by Word

• pārthā-nāmni: in the name (called) Pārthā
• pārthā-nāmni: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārthā + nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पार्थायाः नाम) = ‘in/with the name Pārthā’

• abhavat: was, became
• abhavat: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• sādhvī: a virtuous woman
• sādhvī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sādhvī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• devalasya: of Devala
• devalasya: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• priyā: beloved
• priyā: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: priyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• satī: a chaste woman
• satī: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satī (प्रातिपदिक; अस् धातोः)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; गुणवाचक-नाम (a chaste/true woman)

• tayā: by her
• tayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• pūrvam: formerly
• pūrvam: Kriya-visheshana (Temporal/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrvam (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (formerly)

• tapas: austerity, penance
• tapas: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्म-सम्बन्धे (austerity)

• taptam: was performed (undertaken)
• taptam: Kriya (Predicative/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tap (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘तपस्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण/विधेय

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

• sthāne: in the place
• sthāne: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• mahīpate: O king
• mahīpate: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahīpati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (महीपते = ‘lord of the earth’)

Speaker

Pulastya (continuing)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Pārtheśvara (contextual locus)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pārthā, serene and resolute, sits in austerity near a forested hill shrine; Devala is referenced as her sage-husband; the king is addressed in narration.

Characters & Entities

• Pulastya
• Pārthā
• Devala

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A sacred site’s power is shown to arise from sustained tapas and dharma, here embodied by a devoted householder-wife.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The locale associated with Pārthā’s austerities that becomes connected with Pārtheśvara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it introduces the background of tapas performed at the site.