Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

अथ तस्य द्विजेन्द्रस्य बालवैधव्यसंयुता । अनुजाऽसीत्तपोयुक्ता ब्रह्मचर्यकृतक्षणा

Transliteration

atha tasya dvijendrasya bālavaidhavyasaṃyutā | anujā'sīttapoyuktā brahmacaryakṛtakṣaṇā

Translation

अथ तस्य द्विजेन्द्रस्य कनिष्ठा भगिनी बालवैधव्यसंयुता, तपोयुक्ता, ब्रह्मचर्यव्रते दृढनिश्चया बभूव।

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमार्थक (then)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• द्विजेन्द्रस्य: of the chief brāhmaṇa
• द्विजेन्द्रस्य: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विजेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; ‘द्विजानाम् इन्द्रः’ (chief of brāhmaṇas)

• बालवैधव्यसंयुता: endowed with early widowhood
• बालवैधव्यसंयुता: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बाल + वैधव्य + संयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘बालं वैधव्यं यस्याः/यया सह’—early widowhood-endowed

• अनुजा: younger sister
• अनुजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• आसीत्: was
• आसीत्: Kriya (Copula/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; ‘was’

• तपोयुक्ता: devoted to austerity
• तपोयुक्ता: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तपस् + युक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘तपसा युक्ता’

• ब्रह्मचर्यकृतक्षणा: one who had undertaken a vow of celibacy
• ब्रह्मचर्यकृतक्षणा: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मचर्य + कृत + क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘ब्रह्मचर्ये कृतः क्षणः/निश्चयः यस्याः सा’ (one who has made a vow/resolve of celibacy)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A young widowed sister of the brahmin, serene and austere, practicing brahmacarya and tapas—simple attire, matted hair, prayer posture—standing as a calm counterpoint to prior violence.

Characters & Entities

• Dvijendra (foremost brahmin)
• Anujā (younger sister)
• Brahmacarya
• Tapas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Austerity and disciplined conduct are presented as spiritual power sources that often shape tīrtha legends and divine outcomes.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is part of the Ambarevatī māhātmya storyline situated in the Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s local tīrtha setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; brahmacarya and tapas are described as ongoing disciplines.