Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

विना व्यवायसमयात्प्रागल्भ्यं न क्वचिच्चरेत । यत्रयत्र रुचिर्भर्तुस्तत्र प्रेमवती सदा

Transliteration

vinā vyavāyasamayātprāgalbhyaṃ na kvaciccareta | yatrayatra rucirbhartustatra premavatī sadā

Translation

ଯଥୋଚିତ ଦାମ୍ପତ୍ୟ ସମୟ ବ୍ୟତୀତ ସେ କେଉଁଠି ମଧ୍ୟ ଧୃଷ୍ଟତା/ଅତିସାହସ ଆଚରଣ କରିବା ଉଚିତ ନୁହେଁ। ସ୍ୱାମୀଙ୍କ ଯେଉଁଠି ଯେଉଁଠି ରୁଚି ଥାଏ, ସେଉଁଠି ସେ ସଦା ପ୍ରେମମୟ ଓ ଅନୁକୂଳ ରହିବା ଉଚିତ।

Word by Word

• vinā: without/except
• vinā: Sambandha (Exclusion/विनार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vinā (अव्यय)
• Form: अपादानार्थक-अव्यय (without/except)

• vyavāya-samayāt: from the time of intercourse
• vyavāya-samayāt: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyavāya (प्रातिपदिक) + samaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (व्यवायस्य समयः)

• prāgalbhyam: boldness/immodesty
• prāgalbhyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāgalbhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• kvacit: ever/anywhere
• kvacit: Adhikarana (Adverbial/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kvacit (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/काल-अव्यय

• caret: should practice/behave
• caret: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: car (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• yatra-yatra: wherever
• yatra-yatra: Adhikarana (Adverbial/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय) + yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरुक्त-अव्यय (correlative adverb: wherever)

• ruciḥ: liking/desire
• ruciḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ruci (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• bhartuḥ: of the husband
• bhartuḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhartṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Adverbial/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देश-अव्यय (there)

• premavatī: loving/affectionate
• premavatī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prema (प्रातिपदिक) + vatī (प्रत्यय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; मतुप्-प्रत्ययार्थ (possessing love)

• sadā: always
• sadā: Adhikarana (Adverbial/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (always)

Speaker

Unspecified (Dharmāraṇya narrative voice; didactic instruction in context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A couple in a respectful domestic setting: the wife’s demeanor is modest in public spaces, affectionate in private; symbolic clock/moon motif indicating ‘proper time’ for union; harmony in household tasks.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Marital dharma is framed as propriety and affectionate alignment with one’s spouse, supporting harmony and stability.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is praised in this verse; it is ethical instruction.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A behavioral rule about propriety and appropriate timing in conjugal matters.