Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

तेन भार्यां प्रशंसन्ति सदेवासुरमानुषाः । महाव्रते महाप्राज्ञे सत्त्ववति शुभेक्षणे

Transliteration

tena bhāryāṃ praśaṃsanti sadevāsuramānuṣāḥ | mahāvrate mahāprājñe sattvavati śubhekṣaṇe

Translation

اسی لیے بیوی ہونے کی عظمت کو دیوتا، اسور اور انسان سب سراہتے ہیں—اے عظیم ورت والی، اے عظیم دانا، اے باطنی قوت والی، اے مبارک نگاہ والی۔

Word by Word

• तेन: therefore
• तेन: Hetu/Karana (Cause/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• भार्याम्: wife
• भार्याम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रशंसन्ति: praise
• प्रशंसन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-शंस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• सदेवासुरमानुषाः: (people) with gods, asuras, and humans / gods, asuras and humans together
• सदेवासुरमानुषाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदेवासुरमानुष (प्रातिपदिक: स + देव + असुर + मानुष)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); 'स-' = सह (with)

• महाव्रते: O great-vowed one
• महाव्रते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाव्रत (प्रातिपदिक: महा + व्रत)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative/8th), एकवचन (Singular)

• महाप्राज्ञे: O very wise one
• महाप्राज्ञे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाप्राज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक: महा + प्राज्ञ)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative/8th), एकवचन (Singular)

• सत्त्ववति: O virtuous/strong-minded one
• सत्त्ववति: Sambodhana/Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्त्ववत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative/8th), एकवचन (Singular)

• शुभेक्षणे: O one with auspicious eyes
• शुभेक्षणे: Sambodhana/Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभेक्षण (प्रातिपदिक: शुभ + ईक्षण)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative/8th), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Atri

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā tīrtha (contextual)

Type: river

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: The praised woman

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Atri praises the woman as mahāvratā, mahāprajñā, sattvavatī, śubhekṣaṇā; cosmic beings symbolically affirm the praise.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Asuras
• Humans

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It celebrates the dharmic power of a virtuous spouse—steadfastness, wisdom, and vow-observance as pillars of sacred household life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse; the chapter context is the Revā (Narmadā) region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Mahā-vrata (great vow observance) is praised as a spiritual qualification supporting higher religious undertakings.