Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

गौतमी ब्राह्मणी नाम्ना सती साध्वी पतिव्रता । बालवैधव्यसंप्राप्ता तीर्थयात्रापरायणा

Transliteration

gautamī brāhmaṇī nāmnā satī sādhvī pativratā | bālavaidhavyasaṃprāptā tīrthayātrāparāyaṇā

Translation

ଗୌତମୀ ନାମରେ ଜଣେ ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣୀ ଥିଲେ—ସତୀ, ସାଧ୍ବୀ, ପତିବ୍ରତା। ଅଳ୍ପବୟସରେ ବୈଧବ୍ୟ ପାଇ ସେ ତୀର୍ଥଯାତ୍ରାରେ ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ନିମଗ୍ନ ହେଲେ।

Word by Word

• गौतमी: Gautamī
• गौतमी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौतमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• ब्राह्मणी: a Brahmin woman
• ब्राह्मणी: Apposition (Samanadhikarana/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; जातिवाचक/व्यक्तिवाचक

• नाम्ना: by name
• नाम्ना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; ‘by name’

• सती: virtuous
• सती: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ/शानच्-सम्भव), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; ‘virtuous/true’

• साध्वी: chaste, good woman
• साध्वी: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: साध्वी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• पतिव्रता: devoted to her husband
• पतिव्रता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पति-व्रत (प्रातिपदिक); पति (प्रातिपदिक) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; ‘devoted to her husband’

• बालवैधव्यसंप्राप्ता: widowed in childhood
• बालवैधव्यसंप्राप्ता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बाल-वैधव्य-सम्प्राप्त (प्रातिपदिक); बाल (प्रातिपदिक) + वैधव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्प्राप्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; ‘having attained widowhood in childhood’

• तीर्थयात्रापरायणा: devoted to pilgrimage
• तीर्थयात्रापरायणा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तीर्थ-यात्रा-परायण (प्रातिपदिक); तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + यात्रा (प्रातिपदिक) + परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

Speaker

Pulastya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Nāga-tīrtha (narrative lead-in)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rājā (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Portrait-like introduction of Gautamī: a young widowed brāhmaṇī, austere yet radiant, carrying minimal belongings, setting out on pilgrimage with resolute devotion.

Characters & Entities

• Gautamī
• Nāga-tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Personal suffering can be transformed into dharmic resolve; pilgrimage is presented as a path of healing and merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative setup points toward Nāga-tīrtha at Arbuda where the forthcoming event occurs.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tīrtha-yātrā (pilgrimage) is upheld as a recommended dharmic practice, especially in times of hardship.