Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 84

Devanagari script

निशम्योदीरितं तस्याः पित्रानिर्भर्त्सिता बहु । भर्तुः समीपं याहीति नियुक्ता सा पुनःपुनः

Transliteration

niśamyodīritaṃ tasyāḥ pitrānirbhartsitā bahu | bhartuḥ samīpaṃ yāhīti niyuktā sā punaḥpunaḥ

Translation

Nang marinig ng ama ang kanyang sinabi, mariin niya siyang pinagalitan; at muli’t muli siyang inutusan: “Bumalik ka sa piling ng iyong asawa.”

Word by Word

• niśamya: having heard
• niśamya: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/Adverbial action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-śam (नि+शम्-धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘निशम्’—श्रुत्वा/अवधार्य (having heard)

• udīritam: what was said
• udīritam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-īr (उद्+ईर्-धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया/प्रथमा, एकवचन; अत्र ‘उदीरितम्’ = ‘uttered/said’ (object of niśamya)

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• pitrā: by (her) father
• pitrā: Karana (Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (पितृ-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन

• nirbhartsitā: was scolded
• nirbhartsitā: Karta (Predicate complement/कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nir-bharts (निर्भर्त्स्-धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘ताडिता/तिरस्कृता’ अर्थे

• bahu: much; repeatedly
• bahu: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bahu (बहु-प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन प्रयुक्तम्; परिमाणवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: much/often)

• bhartuḥ: of (her) husband
• bhartuḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhartṛ (भर्तृ-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• samīpam: to the presence; near
• samīpam: Karma (Goal/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samīpa (समीप-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन; गन्तव्यस्थानवाचक

• yāhi: go
• yāhi: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (या-धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative); परस्मैपदी; मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• iti: (saying) thus
• iti: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरणार्थक-अव्यय (quotative)

• niyuktā: was instructed; was ordered
• niyuktā: Karta (Predicate complement/कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-yuj (नि+युज्-धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘आज्ञापिता/नियोजिता’

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; पुनरावृत्तिवाचक (again)

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; पुनरावृत्तिवाचक (again)

Speaker

Skanda (narrating) to Agastya (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Tvaṣṭṛ, stern-faced, gestures firmly as he admonishes his daughter; she stands with lowered head, hands clasped, the emotional weight visible.

Characters & Entities

• Tvaṣṭṛ
• Husband (unnamed here)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It emphasizes duty and reconciliation within household life as framed by Purāṇic social dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None explicitly; the broader narrative remains situated within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī milieu.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is an instruction about conduct rather than a ritual.