Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 146

Devanagari script

नवयौवनसंयुक्ता भार्या तस्य मनोहरा । प्रौढवाक्या सुशीला च पीनोन्नतपयोधरा

Transliteration

navayauvanasaṃyuktā bhāryā tasya manoharā | prauḍhavākyā suśīlā ca pīnonnatapayodharā

Translation

Isterinya sungguh memikat—dikaruniai muda belia yang segar, tutur kata yang matang, budi pekerti yang suci, serta tubuh yang anggun dengan dada yang penuh dan menawan.

Word by Word

• नवयौवनसंयुक्ता: endowed with fresh youth
• नवयौवनसंयुक्ता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नव-यौवन-संयुक्त (प्रातिपदिक; नव + यौवन + संयुक्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण—भार्या इति विशेष्यस्य

• भार्या: wife
• भार्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him/his
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (possessor)

• मनोहरा: charming
• मनोहरा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोहर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण—भार्या इति विशेष्यस्य

• प्रौढवाक्या: mature in speech
• प्रौढवाक्या: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रौढ-वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक; प्रौढ + वाक्य)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण—भार्या इति विशेष्यस्य

• सुशीला: well-mannered/virtuous
• सुशीला: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुशील (प्रातिपदिक; सु + शील)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण—भार्या इति विशेष्यस्य

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पीनोन्नतपयोधरा: having full, uplifted breasts
• पीनोन्नतपयोधरा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पीन-उन्नत-पयोधर (प्रातिपदिक; पीन + उन्नत + पयोधर)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीह्यर्थे विशेषण—(सा) पीनोन्नतपयोधरा = यस्याः पयोधरौ पीनौ उन्नतौ

Speaker

Śiva (continuing the narration to Pārvatī)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Portrait-like description of the Gandharva’s wife: youthful, captivating, eloquent, virtuous, and voluptuously graceful—an auspicious heroine introduction.

Characters & Entities

• Ghanavāhana (implied)
• Gandharva-wife (unnamed)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse sets narrative context: worldly beauty and refinement are depicted as part of celestial-life, preparing for a dharmic turning point in the story.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting remains Svayaṃprabhā, a divine city within the Purāṇic sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; this is character-description within the itihāsa framework.