Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

विप्रपत्न्यस्तु संपूज्याः स्त्रियश्चान्याः स्वशक्तितः । कञ्चुकै रक्तवस्त्रैश्च रुक्मिणी प्रीयतामिति

Transliteration

viprapatnyastu saṃpūjyāḥ striyaścānyāḥ svaśaktitaḥ | kañcukai raktavastraiśca rukmiṇī prīyatāmiti

Translation

ဗြာဟ္မဏတို့၏ ဇနီးများနှင့် အခြားမိန်းမများကိုလည်း ကိုယ့်စွမ်းအားအတိုင်း သေချာစွာ ပူဇော်ဂုဏ်ပြုရမည်။ ကန်ချုက (အတွင်းအင်္ကျီ) နှင့် အနီရောင်ဝတ်စုံများကို ဆက်ကပ်ကာ “ရုက္မိဏီ မေတ္တာတော်ဖြင့် ပျော်ရွှင်ပါစေ” ဟု ဆုတောင်းရမည်။

Word by Word

• विप्रपत्न्यः: wives of Brahmins
• विप्रपत्न्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र + पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: विप्रस्य पत्नी (Brahmin's wife); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोध (particle: but/indeed)

• संपूज्याः: should be honored
• संपूज्याः: Vidheyavastu (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु) + सम्- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: कृदन्त—तव्यत्/यत्-प्रायः (gerundive/passive necessity), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; विधेय: ‘पूजनीयाः’ (to be duly honored)

• स्त्रियः: women
• स्त्रियः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अन्याः: other
• अन्याः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; विशेषणं ‘स्त्रियः’ (other)

• स्वशक्तितः: according to one’s capacity
• स्वशक्तितः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्व + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास: स्वशक्त्या इति (according to one's ability); पञ्चमी-प्राय अव्ययार्थ (adverbial)

• कञ्चुकैः: with bodices/tunics
• कञ्चुकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कञ्चुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन (instrumental plural)

• रक्तवस्त्रैः: with red garments
• रक्तवस्त्रैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्त + वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: रक्तानि वस्त्राणि (red garments); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन (instrumental plural)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• रुक्मिणी: Rukmiṇī
• रुक्मिणी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुक्मिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन (nominative singular)

• प्रीयताम्: may (she) be pleased
• प्रीयताम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्री (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (3rd person singular); आशीर्लिङ्गार्थ: ‘let (her) be pleased’

• इति: thus
• इति: Quotation marker (उद्धरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यादि-उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)

Speaker

Narratorial voice (contextual instruction within Dvārakā Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā (Rukmiṇī-prīti context)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: general adhikārins addressed as instruction to dvija-śreṣṭhas

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotional gathering in Dvārakā where women are respectfully seated and honored; donors present red garments and bodices as offerings, while invoking Rukmiṇī’s pleasure; a subtle icon of Rukmiṇī-Kṛṣṇa presides.

Characters & Entities

• Rukmiṇī
• Vipra (Brāhmaṇa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion to Rukmiṇī is expressed through respectful honoring and charitable gifting, performed within one’s means.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rukmiṇī-hrada in the Dvārakā sacred landscape (Dvārakā Māhātmya).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā/ सम्मान of Brāhmaṇa-wives and other women, with gifts such as bodices and red garments, offered for Rukmiṇī’s pleasure.