Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

अस्ति राजन्प्रवक्ष्यामि दारानस्योचितां शुभाम् । सांप्रतं संस्थिता रम्ये प्राग्ज्योतिषपुरे वरे

Transliteration

asti rājanpravakṣyāmi dārānasyocitāṃ śubhām | sāṃprataṃ saṃsthitā ramye prāgjyotiṣapure vare

Translation

“ข้าแต่พระราชา ข้าพเจ้าจะกล่าวให้ฟัง: มีหญิงผู้เป็นมงคลและเหมาะสมสำหรับเขาอยู่ บัดนี้นางพำนักในนครปราชโยติษะอันงดงามและประเสริฐ”

Word by Word

• अस्ति: there is
• अस्ति: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (present; 3rd person singular)

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• प्रवक्ष्यामि: I will tell
• प्रवक्ष्यामि: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (future; 1st person singular)

• दारान्: wives; spouses
• दारान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन (accusative plural)

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

• उचिताम्: suitable
• उचिताम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उचित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (accusative singular; qualifying implied 'स्त्रीम्/भार्याम्')

• शुभाम्: auspicious
• शुभाम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (accusative singular; qualifying implied 'स्त्रीम्/भार्याम्')

• साम्प्रतम्: at present
• साम्प्रतम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साम्प्रतम् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: at present/now)

• संस्थिता: situated; residing
• संस्थिता: Karta/Predicate (Subject complement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle used adjectivally); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• रम्ये: beautiful
• रम्ये: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (locative singular; qualifying पुरे)

• प्राग्ज्योतिषपुरे: in the city of Prāgjyotiṣa
• प्राग्ज्योतिषपुरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राग्ज्योतिष-पुर (प्रातिपदिक; प्राग्ज्योतिष + पुर)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (locative singular)

• वरे: excellent; best
• वरे: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (locative singular; qualifying पुरे)

Speaker

Janārdana

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prāgjyotiṣapura

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dharmarāja

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kṛṣṇa points (or gestures) toward the east as he names Prāgjyotiṣapura; a vision-like glimpse of a beautiful city where the auspicious bride dwells.

Characters & Entities

• Janārdana
• Dharmarāja
• Prāgjyotiṣapura

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Householder dharma values a spouse who is both auspicious and suitable, aligned with righteousness rather than mere desire.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prāgjyotiṣapura is named as the notable location where the bride resides, anchoring the story in sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse introduces a dhārmic marriage context.