Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

सा स्वभर्त्रा समाहूता बहुशः प्रार्थिता सती । न बबंध मनस्तस्मिन्न चागच्छ तदंतिकम्

Transliteration

sā svabhartrā samāhūtā bahuśaḥ prārthitā satī | na babaṃdha manastasminna cāgaccha tadaṃtikam

Translation

ସ୍ୱାମୀ ଡାକିଲେ ଓ ବାରମ୍ବାର ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା କଲେ ମଧ୍ୟ, ସେ ସତୀ ତାହାରେ ମନ ଲଗାଇଲେ ନାହିଁ; ତାଙ୍କ ନିକଟକୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ଗଲେ ନାହିଁ।

Word by Word

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• sva-bhartrā: by her own husband
• sva-bhartrā: Karana (Instrument/Agent-in-passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + bhartṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; करण/कर्तृ-निर्देश

• samāhūtā: having been called
• samāhūtā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ā-√hve (ह्वे/ह्वा) क्त
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; कर्मणि-भावः (called)

• bahuśaḥ: many times
• bahuśaḥ: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bahuśas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• prārthitā: requested/entreated
• prārthitā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-√arth (अर्थ्) क्त
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; कर्मणि (requested)

• satī: the virtuous woman
• satī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेष्य-सम्बोधन/गुणवाचक-नाम

• na: not
• na: Kriya-pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• babaṃdha: bound/attached
• babaṃdha: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bandh (बन्ध्)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• manaḥ: mind
• manaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• tasmin: in him/there
• tasmin: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• na: nor/not
• na: Kriya-pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• agacchat: went/came
• agacchat: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√gam (गम्)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tad-antikam: to his vicinity/near him
• tad-antikam: Karma (Goal/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + antika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘तस्य अन्तिकम्’

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; exact speaker not explicit in excerpt)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The queen, calm yet firm, remains distant; the king pleads repeatedly; her gaze is lowered or turned away, signaling refusal and inner resolve; lamp-lit chamber with palpable tension.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma within marriage includes restraint and respect; virtue is shown by adherence to one’s vow and inner readiness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is referenced in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, the wife is observing a vrata (vow), which becomes explicit in the following verses.