Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

सुकन्यापि पतिं लब्ध्वा तपस्विनमनिन्दितम् । नित्यं पर्यचरत्प्रीत्या तपसा नियमेन च

Transliteration

sukanyāpi patiṃ labdhvā tapasvinamaninditam | nityaṃ paryacaratprītyā tapasā niyamena ca

Translation

ସୁକନ୍ୟା ମଧ୍ୟ ନିର୍ଦୋଷ ତପସ୍ବୀ ପତିଙ୍କୁ ପାଇ, ପ୍ରେମରେ ନିତ୍ୟ ତାଙ୍କ ସେବା କଲା—ତପ ଓ ନିୟମାଚରଣ ଦ୍ୱାରା।

Word by Word

• सुकन्या: Sukanyā
• सुकन्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुकन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Prayoga-nipāta (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/समुच्चय-अव्यय (particle: also/even)

• पतिम्: husband
• पतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• लब्ध्वा: having obtained
• लब्ध्वा: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• तपस्विनम्: ascetic
• तपस्विनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तपस्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier of pati)

• अनिन्दितम्: blameless
• अनिन्दितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनिन्दित (प्रातिपदिक; निन्द्-धातु से क्त, नञ्-पूर्वक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb: always)

• पर्यचरत्: served/attended
• पर्यचरत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-चर् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• प्रीत्या: with affection
• प्रीत्या: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• नियमेन: by discipline/observance
• नियमेन: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नियम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Īśvara (narrator voice within the Māhātmya context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Cyavaneśvara (within Prabhāsa-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sukanyā in a hermitage setting, modestly adorned, serving the aged sage Cyavana—offering water, arranging kusa grass, tending the austerity-space; the mood is quiet devotion and disciplined routine.

Characters & Entities

• Sukanyā
• Cyavana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Loving service joined with niyama and tapas purifies life; dharma is sustained through daily disciplined devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the overarching Māhātmya setting; this verse highlights dharmic conduct arising within that sacred narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Niyama and tapas are indicated as disciplines; no specific vrata, snāna, or dāna is named in this verse.