Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

वयं सर्वा नरेन्द्रस्य भार्यया समलंकृताः । सुवस्त्रैर्भूषणैर्दिव्यैः श्रद्धापूतेन चेतसा

Transliteration

vayaṃ sarvā narendrasya bhāryayā samalaṃkṛtāḥ | suvastrairbhūṣaṇairdivyaiḥ śraddhāpūtena cetasā

Translation

“ہم سب کو راجہ کی رانیوں کی طرح آراستہ کیا گیا—عمدہ لباسوں اور دیویہ زیورات سے—ایسے دل کے ساتھ جو شردھا سے پاک ہوا تھا۔”

Word by Word

• vayam: we
• vayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun); प्रथमा विभक्ति (nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural)

• sarvāḥ: all
• sarvāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural)

• narendrasya: of the king
• narendrasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: narendra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी विभक्ति (genitive/6th), एकवचन (singular)

• bhāryayā: by the wife/queen
• bhāryayā: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāryā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), तृतीया विभक्ति (instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (singular)

• sam-alaṃkṛtāḥ: were adorned
• sam-alaṃkṛtāḥ: Kriyā (Predicative/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√alaṃkṛ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त); स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural)

• su-vastraiḥ: with fine garments
• su-vastraiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + vastra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया विभक्ति (instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (plural); कर्मधारयः—सुवस्त्राणि (fine garments)

• bhūṣaṇaiḥ: with ornaments
• bhūṣaṇaiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया विभक्ति (instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (plural)

• divyaiḥ: divine
• divyaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया विभक्ति (instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (plural)

• śraddhā-pūtena: purified by faith
• śraddhā-pūtena: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śraddhā (प्रातिपदिक) + pūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter) (agreeing with cetasā), तृतीया विभक्ति (instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (singular); तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः—श्रद्धया पूतः (purified by faith)

• cetasā: with mind/heart
• cetasā: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cetas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया विभक्ति (instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

The wives (bhāryāḥ)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of women, elegantly dressed with divine ornaments, yet with serene, devotional expressions; the visual emphasis is on composed faces and prayerful posture rather than sensuality.

Characters & Entities

• narendra (king)
• bhāryāḥ (wives)
• śraddhā (faith)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Outer prosperity is best grounded in inner śraddhā; faith purifies intention and dignifies household life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific location is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the emphasis is on śraddhā (faith) as the purifier of action.