Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

दीर्घायुरथवाल्पायुः सगुणो निर्गुणोऽपि वा । सकृद्वृतो मया भर्ता न द्वितीयं वृणोम्यहम्

Transliteration

dīrghāyurathavālpāyuḥ saguṇo nirguṇo'pi vā | sakṛdvṛto mayā bhartā na dvitīyaṃ vṛṇomyaham

Translation

خواہ وہ دراز عمر ہو یا کم عمر، باصفات ہو یا بےصفات—میں نے جسے ایک بار شوہر کے طور پر چن لیا، میں دوسرا نہیں چنتی۔

Word by Word

• dīrgha-āyuḥ: long-lived
• dīrgha-āyuḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dīrgha (प्रातिपदिक) + āyus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास

• athavā: or
• athavā: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: athavā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय (disjunctive: or)

• alpa-āyuḥ: short-lived
• alpa-āyuḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: alpa (प्रातिपदिक) + āyus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास

• sa-guṇaḥ: with virtues
• sa-guṇaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (उपसर्ग/सह) + guṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सहार्थक-तत्पुरुष (guṇaiḥ saha)

• nir-guṇaḥ: without virtues
• nir-guṇaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nis/nir (उपसर्ग) + guṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; निः-पूर्वक तत्पुरुष (without qualities)

• api: even, also
• api: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारक अव्यय (even/also)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय (or)

• sakṛt: once
• sakṛt: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sakṛt (अव्यय)
• Form: आवृत्तिवाचक अव्यय (once)

• vṛtaḥ: chosen
• vṛtaḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛ (वृ धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Kartr-karana (Agent in passive/कर्तृ-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• bhartā: husband
• bhartā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhartṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय

• dvitīyam: a second (one)
• dvitīyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvitīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (elliptic: ‘a second [husband]’)

• vṛṇomi: I choose
• vṛṇomi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛ (वृ धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sāvitrī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (father) and assembly (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sāvitrī declares her unshakeable choice, her posture resolute; elders and sages witness her vow-like statement, atmosphere of solemn dharma.

Characters & Entities

• Sāvitrī
• Satyavān (implied as chosen husband)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steadfastness in righteous commitment is a hallmark of Dharma, especially in vows and relationships.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The teaching appears within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, where sacred place-narrative conveys Dharma ideals.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new rite; it reinforces the irrevocability of marital choice and vow-like determination.