Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

वहनं भर्तृसौख्याय दिवा सम्पीड्यते रुजा । अयं भर्ता विजानीथ झोलिकासंस्थितः सदा

Transliteration

vahanaṃ bhartṛsaukhyāya divā sampīḍyate rujā | ayaṃ bhartā vijānītha jholikāsaṃsthitaḥ sadā

Translation

ఈ మోసుకెళ్లడం నా భర్త సౌఖ్యార్థమే, అయినా పగలు నన్ను నొప్పి బాధిస్తుంది. తెలుసుకోండి—ఇతడే నా భర్త; ఎల్లప్పుడూ ఈ సంచిలోనే విశ్రాంతిగా ఉంటాడు.

Word by Word

• vahanaṃ: carrying / bearing
• vahanaṃ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vahana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• bhartṛsaukhyāya: for the husband's comfort
• bhartṛsaukhyāya: Sampradana (Beneficiary/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhartṛ + saukhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भर्तुः सौख्यम्)

• divā: by day
• divā: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: divā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• sampīḍyate: is afflicted / is pressed
• sampīḍyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + pīḍ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• rujā: by pain
• rujā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ruj (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• ayaṃ: this
• ayaṃ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• bhartā: husband
• bhartā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhartṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• vijānītha: know (you all)
• vijānītha: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + jñā (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• jholikāsaṃsthitaḥ: situated in a bag
• jholikāsaṃsthitaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jholikā + saṃsthita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषः (झोलिकायां संस्थितः)

• sadā: always
• sadā: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: नित्यत्ववाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

Speaker

Śāṇḍilī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā tīrtha-path (riverbank pilgrimage corridor)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Audience within the kathā frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devoted woman carries a cloth bag (jholikā) close to her body; within it rests her ailing husband. Her face shows strain from pain and heat, yet tenderness and resolve.

Characters & Entities

• Śāṇḍilī
• Her husband (unnamed here)
• Jholikā (bag/bundle)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Selfless service (sevā) to one’s dependent spouse is upheld as a powerful expression of dharma and tapas.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā Khaṇḍa context connects to Narmadā-region sacredness, but this verse centers on personal dharma rather than a named tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the ‘practice’ here is daily sevā as lived vrata.