Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 60

Devanagari script

धन्या सा जननी लोके धन्योसौ जनकः पुनः । धन्यः स च पतिः श्रीमान्येषां गेहे पतिव्रता

Transliteration

dhanyā sā jananī loke dhanyosau janakaḥ punaḥ | dhanyaḥ sa ca patiḥ śrīmānyeṣāṃ gehe pativratā

Translation

Bem-aventurada no mundo é essa mãe, bem-aventurado de novo é esse pai; bem-aventurado também é o esposo ilustre, em cuja casa habita uma esposa fiel.

Word by Word

• dhanyā: blessed/fortunate
• dhanyā: Visheshana (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhanya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• jananī: mother
• jananī: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jananī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• loke: in the world
• loke: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• dhanyaḥ: blessed/fortunate
• dhanyaḥ: Visheshana (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhanya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• asau: that (man)
• asau: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• janakaḥ: father
• janakaḥ: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• punaḥ: again/further
• punaḥ: Sambandha (Discourse adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, पुनरुक्ति/पुनः (adverb: again/further)

• dhanyaḥ: blessed
• dhanyaḥ: Visheshana (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhanya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक

• patiḥ: husband
• patiḥ: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• śrīmān: prosperous/illustrious
• śrīmān: Visheshana (Attribute)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śrīmat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• yeṣām: of whom/whose
• yeṣām: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम

• gehe: in the house
• gehe: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• pativratā: a devoted wife
• pativratā: Karta (Subject of relative clause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक) + vratā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśī-khaṇḍa teaching voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A prosperous yet modest household courtyard: mother and father receiving honor, the husband radiant, and the pativratā at the center as the home’s auspicious pillar; subtle divine light over the threshold.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A household rooted in dharma blesses not only the couple but also the wider family line.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is named; the verse supports Kāśī-khaṇḍa’s broader dharma-centered glorification.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a benediction-like praise of dharmic domestic life.