Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

प्रसन्ना ते महाभागे व्रतेन नियमेन च । एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु वचनं रोहिणी शशिनः प्रिया

Transliteration

prasannā te mahābhāge vratena niyamena ca | etacchrutvā tu vacanaṃ rohiṇī śaśinaḥ priyā

Translation

‘Ó muitíssimo afortunada, estou satisfeita contigo por teu voto e tua disciplina.’ Ouvindo estas palavras, Rohiṇī, amada da Lua…

Word by Word

• प्रसन्ना: pleased
• प्रसन्ना: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prasanna (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √sad with pra)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of rohiṇī)

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) एकवचन (your) / अथवा चतुर्थी (4th/Dative) एकवचन (to you); अत्र प्रसङ्गे: षष्ठी (your)

• महाभागे: O most fortunate lady
• महाभागे: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् भागः यस्याः)

• व्रतेन: by (your) vow
• व्रतेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• नियमेन: by discipline/observance
• नियमेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niyama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of vacanam)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya (Non-finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); अव्ययभावः; पूर्वक्रिया (having heard)

• तु: then
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (विरोध/अनन्तर particle: but/then)

• वचनम्: speech, words
• वचनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• रोहिणी: Rohiṇī
• रोहिणी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rohiṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषनाम (proper name)

• शशिनः: of the Moon
• शशिनः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaśin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• प्रिया: beloved
• प्रिया: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: priyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of rohiṇī)

Speaker

Devī (implied by ‘I am pleased with you’ within the narrative)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Narmadā (Revā)

Type: river

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: nṛpa (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Goddess, radiant and compassionate, addresses the devotee: ‘I am pleased by your vow and restraint.’ Rohiṇī stands with folded hands, awed and tear-bright, the Narmadā flowing behind.

Characters & Entities

• Rohiṇī
• Śaśin (Moon)
• Devī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Vows (vrata) and disciplined restraint (niyama) are validated as powerful means to obtain divine approval.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sits within the Revā Khaṇḍa tīrtha narrative that leads to the establishment and fame of Rohiṇī-related tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Observance of vrata along with niyama (regulated conduct) as the core practice.