Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 122

Devanagari script

ततः सप्तर्षयो ज्ञात्वा ज्ञानेनासुचितां गताः । तत्यजुः षट् तदा पत्नीर्विना देवीमरुंधतीम्

Transliteration

tataḥ saptarṣayo jñātvā jñānenāsucitāṃ gatāḥ | tatyajuḥ ṣaṭ tadā patnīrvinā devīmaruṃdhatīm

Translation

پھر سات رِشیوں نے اپنے باطنی علم سے حقیقت جان کر خود کو ناپاکی میں گرا ہوا پایا؛ تب انہوں نے دیوی ارُندھتی کے سوا اپنی چھ بیویوں کو ترک کر دیا۔

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): ‘then/from that’

• सप्त-ऋषयः: the seven sages
• सप्त-ऋषयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्त (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (numeral compound); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (masc. nom. pl.)

• ज्ञात्वा: having known
• ज्ञात्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund): ‘having known’

• ज्ञानेन: by knowledge
• ज्ञानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन (neut. instr. sg.)

• असुचिताम्: impurity, uncleanness
• असुचिताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुचिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन (fem. acc. sg.)

• गताः: having gone/come to (a state)
• गताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √गम्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (masc. nom. pl.)

• तत्यजुः: abandoned, left
• तत्यजुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद (3rd pl. perfect, active)

• षट्: six
• षट्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षष्/षट् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक, अव्ययवत्/प्रातिपदिक-रूप; द्वितीया बहुवचनार्थे (numeral ‘six’, qualifying object)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (temporal adverb): ‘at that time’

• पत्नीः: wives
• पत्नीः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), बहुवचन (fem. acc. pl.)

• विना: without
• विना: Sambandha (Exclusion/वर्जन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (preposition-like): ‘without’

• देवीम्: the देवी (goddess/lady)
• देवीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन (fem. acc. sg.)

• अरुन्धतीम्: Arundhatī
• अरुन्धतीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरुन्धती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन (fem. acc. sg.; proper name)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa frame)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhārata (frame continues)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Seven Sages, faces grave, realize impurity through inner knowledge; six wives are left behind in sorrow, while Arundhatī remains steadfast, luminous with chastity and calm strength.

Characters & Entities

• Saptarṣi
• Arundhatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma emphasizes inner purity and discernment; Arundhatī is upheld as an exemplar of steadfast virtue.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as narrative setup within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa’s praise of Skanda.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse focuses on a dharmic/narrative consequence rather than a rite.