Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

अतः पत्नीं द्विजाग्र्याय दत्त्वा निर्मुक्तकिल्विषः । सद्यो वह्निं प्रवेक्ष्यामि कीर्तिश्च निहिता भवेत्

Transliteration

ataḥ patnīṃ dvijāgryāya dattvā nirmuktakilviṣaḥ | sadyo vahniṃ pravekṣyāmi kīrtiśca nihitā bhavet

Translation

“ฉะนั้น เมื่อมอบภรรยาแก่พราหมณ์ผู้ประเสริฐแล้วและพ้นจากบาป ข้าจักเข้าสู่กองไฟในทันที; ด้วยเหตุนี้เกียรติยศของข้าจักตั้งมั่น”

Word by Word

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: Sambandha (Logical connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (therefore)

• पत्नीम्: wife
• पत्नीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• द्विजाग्र्याय: to the foremost Brahmin
• द्विजाग्र्याय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज-अग्र्य (प्रातिपदिक; द्विज=ब्राह्मण, अग्र्य=श्रेष्ठ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) → दत्त्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वक्रिया

• निर्मुक्तकिल्विषः: freed from sin
• निर्मुक्तकिल्विषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्+मुक्त-किल्विष (प्रातिपदिक; मुक्त=विमुक्त, किल्विष=पाप)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तृविशेषण (sin-freed)

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (immediately)

• वह्निम्: fire
• वह्निम्: Karma (Object/Goal/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वह्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• प्रवेक्ष्यामि: I will enter
• प्रवेक्ष्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+विश् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्/Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• कीर्तिः: fame
• कीर्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• निहिता: will be established/placed
• निहिता: Karta (Predicate complement/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि+धा (धातु) → निहित (कृदन्त-क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘स्थापिता’

• भवेत्: would be / may become
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

King (Pārthiva)

Characters & Entities

• Pārthiva (King)
• Brāhmaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It portrays the peril of confusing social reputation (kīrti) with true dharma, and the extreme actions taken when conscience is burdened.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is referenced in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A dāna-like act (patnīdāna) and the act of entering fire (vahni-praveśa) are mentioned as intended means to resolve perceived sin.