Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 76

Devanagari script

प्रावृत्य वाससा मौलिं प्राविशन्निजमंदिरम् । महापतिव्रतामास्य पत्नीं प्रोवाच तामथ

Transliteration

prāvṛtya vāsasā mauliṃ prāviśannijamaṃdiram | mahāpativratāmāsya patnīṃ provāca tāmatha

Translation

เขาคลุมศีรษะด้วยผืนผ้า แล้วเข้าไปยังเรือนของตน จากนั้นจึงกล่าวแก่ภรรยาของตน ผู้เป็นมหาปติวรตา แบบอย่างแห่งความซื่อสัตย์และคุณธรรม

Word by Word

• प्रावृत्य: having covered
• प्रावृत्य: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र + वृत् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त अव्यय (gerund), पूर्वकाल; ‘आवृत्य/आच्छाद्य’ (having covered)

• वाससा: with a cloth, by a garment
• वाससा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण (instrument)

• मौलिम्: head, crown of the head
• मौलिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मौलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• प्राविशत्: entered
• प्राविशत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + विश् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/लङ्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; ‘प्राविशत्’ = entered

• निज-मन्दिरम्: his own house
• निज-मन्दिरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निज (प्रातिपदिक) + मन्दिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; ‘निजं मन्दिरम्’ (one’s own house)

• महा-पतिव्रताम्: very devoted to her husband
• महा-पतिव्रताम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + पतिव्रता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; पत्नीम् इति विशेषणम्

• अस्य: of him, his
• अस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम्/तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

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

• प्रोवाच: said, spoke
• प्रोवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; ‘said/spoke’

• ताम्: to her
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; पत्नीम् इत्यस्य पुनरुक्ति (pronoun referring to wife)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector/अन्वय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर-क्रमसूचक (indeclinable: then/now)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis (frame typical)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A man enters his home with head covered in cloth, posture subdued; inside stands his wife, radiant in calm virtue, embodying pativratā strength; the scene is intimate, lit by a household lamp.

Characters & Entities

• wife (patnī)
• mahā-pativratā
• home (mandira)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When conscience awakens, one turns inward toward home and dharma; the virtuous spouse is portrayed as a stabilizing force of righteousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is part of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī setting, though it focuses on household dharma rather than a named pilgrimage spot.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it describes a social/ethical moment (approaching a pativratā wife) rather than a ritual act.