Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

पतिव्रतास्त्वरुंधत्या सावित्र्याप्यनसूयया । शांडिल्या चैव सत्या च लक्ष्म्या च शतरूपया

Transliteration

pativratāstvaruṃdhatyā sāvitryāpyanasūyayā | śāṃḍilyā caiva satyā ca lakṣmyā ca śatarūpayā

Translation

ପତିବ୍ରତା-ଧର୍ମର ଆଦର୍ଶ ଅରୁନ୍ଧତୀ, ସାବିତ୍ରୀ ଓ ଅନସୂୟା; ତଥା ଶାଣ୍ଡିଲ୍ୟା, ସତ୍ୟା, ଲକ୍ଷ୍ମୀ ଓ ଶତରୂପା ମଧ୍ୟ କୀର୍ତ୍ତିତ।

Word by Word

• पतिव्रताः: chaste wives (devoted to husband)
• पतिव्रताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पतिव्रता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: पतेः व्रतम् यस्याः सा

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक-निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• अरुंधत्या: with Arundhatī
• अरुंधत्या: Saha/Instrument (Association/सह-भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरुंधती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• सावित्र्या: with Sāvitrī
• सावित्र्या: Saha/Instrument (Association/सह-भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावित्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-कार (particle: also/even)

• अनसूयया: with Anasūyā
• अनसूयया: Saha/Instrument (Association/सह-भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनसूया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• शांडिल्या: with Śāṇḍilyā
• शांडिल्या: Saha/Instrument (Association/सह-भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाण्डिल्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक-निपात (particle: indeed/just)

• सत्या: with Satyā
• सत्या: Saha/Instrument (Association/सह-भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• लक्ष्म्या: with Lakṣmī
• लक्ष्म्या: Saha/Instrument (Association/सह-भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• शतरूपया: with Śatarūpā
• शतरूपया: Saha/Instrument (Association/सह-भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शतरूपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—कर्मधारयः: शतं रूपाणि यस्याः सा

Speaker

Sūta

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A didactic tableau: a sage enumerates revered pativratā exemplars—Arundhatī with Vasiṣṭha, Sāvitrī in steadfast resolve, Anasūyā in austere compassion—forming a garland of archetypes around the teaching seat.

Characters & Entities

• Arundhatī
• Sāvitrī
• Anasūyā
• Śāṇḍilyā
• Satyā
• Lakṣmī
• Śatarūpā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is taught through living exemplars—names that function as models for conduct and devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is referenced; the verse establishes exemplary figures rather than sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; the implied practice is smaraṇa (recollection) of exemplars to cultivate virtue.