Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

पतिव्रता शुभाचारा सुबगा वीरसूः शुभे । सदा वीरवती चापि भव वंशोन्नतिप्रद

Transliteration

pativratā śubhācārā subagā vīrasūḥ śubhe | sadā vīravatī cāpi bhava vaṃśonnatiprada

Translation

Ó auspiciosa—sê pativrata, devotada ao teu esposo, de conduta nobre, afortunada e mãe de heróis. Sê sempre dotada de prole valente e torna-te aquela que eleva a tua linhagem.

Word by Word

• पतिव्रता: devoted to her husband (chaste wife)
• पतिव्रता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष): ‘पतेः व्रतं यस्याः’ इति

• शुभाचारा: of good conduct
• शुभाचारा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक) + आचार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास: ‘शुभः आचारः यस्याः’

• सुबगा: fortunate, auspicious
• सुबगा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + भग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘सु-भग’ = ‘सुन्दरभाग्या/सौभाग्यवती’

• वीरसूः: mother of heroes
• वीरसूः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक) + सू (प्रातिपदिक; ‘जननी’)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘वीरान् सूते’ (वीरप्रसू)

• शुभे: O auspicious one
• शुभे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

• वीरवती: possessing heroes/valiant sons
• वीरवती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीरवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Emphasis/Particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle: also/even)

• भव: be (become)
• भव: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वंशोन्नतिप्रद: giver of the family’s rise/prosperity
• वंशोन्नतिप्रद: Karta-complement (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वंश (प्रातिपदिक) + उन्नति (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (आशीर्वाद-वाक्ये विशेषणरूपेण); तत्पुरुष-समास (उपपद/षष्ठीभाव): ‘वंशस्य उन्नतिं प्रददाति’

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sage pronounces auspicious blessings upon the Himalayan maiden: be devoted, noble in conduct, fortunate, and a mother of heroic, dharmic offspring—uplifting the lineage.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It affirms household dharma: virtue, fidelity, and noble conduct are seen as forces that uplift family and society.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named; the verse is a benedictory instruction within the narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a blessing and ethical exhortation rather than a ritual injunction.