Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

देव्युवाच । भार्ययाभ्यर्थितो भर्ता कारणं बहु भाषते । लघुत्वं याति सा नारी एवं शास्त्रेषु पठ्यते

Transliteration

devyuvāca | bhāryayābhyarthito bhartā kāraṇaṃ bahu bhāṣate | laghutvaṃ yāti sā nārī evaṃ śāstreṣu paṭhyate

Translation

พระเทวีตรัสว่า: เมื่อสามีถูกภรรยารบเร้าด้วยคำขอ เขาย่อมกล่าวเหตุผลมากมาย; และสตรีนั้นกลับถูกมองอย่างเบา—ดังที่ปรากฏในคัมภีร์ศาสตรา

Word by Word

• देवी: the Goddess
• देवी: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भार्यया: by the wife
• भार्यया: Kartr-karana (Agentive instrument/कर्तृकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• अभ्यर्थितः: requested/entreated
• अभ्यर्थितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि√अर्थ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (भर्ता)

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

• कारणम्: reason/excuse
• कारणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• बहु: much/many
• बहु: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (कारणम्)

• भाषते: speaks
• भाषते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भाष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• लघुत्वम्: lightness/insignificance
• लघुत्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लघुत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• याति: goes/comes to (becomes)
• याति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सा: that (woman)/she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• नारी: woman
• नारी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; अपपद-सम्बन्ध (सा नारी)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• शास्त्रेषु: in the scriptures
• शास्त्रेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शास्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• पठ्यते: is read/it is stated
• पठ्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पठ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

Speaker

Devī (Pārvatī/Umā)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-khaṇḍa setting (non-specific tīrtha in this verse)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śiva

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devī speaks with firm composure; Śiva listens. Behind them, a domestic tableau: a husband with folded hands offering explanations, a wife shown distressed; above, a scroll motif labeled ‘śāstra’ indicating ‘so it is read’.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Pārvatī/Umā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse reflects a nīti-style observation about social dynamics in speech and honor within household life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned; this is dialogue embedded within the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a statement about conduct and reputation.