Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

ततस्त्रिरात्रं न्यवसत्स्नात्वा संतर्प्य देवताम् । श्वश्रूश्वशुरयोः पादौ ववंदे चारुहासिनी

Transliteration

tatastrirātraṃ nyavasatsnātvā saṃtarpya devatām | śvaśrūśvaśurayoḥ pādau vavaṃde cāruhāsinī

Translation

پھر اس نے تین راتوں کا انوشتھان کیا؛ غسل کر کے اور دیوتا کو نذرانوں سے راضی کر کے، خوش رو بانو نے ساس اور سسر کے قدموں میں سجدۂ تعظیم کیا۔

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रमसूचक) — ‘then’

• त्रिरात्रम्: three nights
• त्रिरात्रम्: Karma (Extent/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि-रात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — ‘for three nights’ (duration as object)

• न्यवसत्: stayed, dwelt
• न्यवसत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि+वस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन — ‘(she) stayed/dwelt’

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya-vishesana (Prior action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्ना (धातु) → स्नात्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त, अव्यय — ‘having bathed’

• संतर्प्य: having satisfied
• संतर्प्य: Kriya-vishesana (Prior action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्+तृप् (धातु, णिजन्त) → संतर्प्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त, अव्यय — ‘having satisfied/propitiated’

• देवताम्: the deity
• देवताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — ‘the deity’

• श्वश्रू-श्वशुरयोः: of (her) mother-in-law and father-in-law
• श्वश्रू-श्वशुरयोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वश्रू (प्रातिपदिक) + श्वशुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/स्त्री (समाहार-द्वन्द्व), षष्ठी (6th), द्विवचन — ‘of mother-in-law and father-in-law’

• पादौ: feet
• पादौ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), द्विवचन — ‘feet’

• ववन्दे: saluted, bowed to
• ववन्दे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वन्द् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन — ‘(she) bowed/saluted’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय) — ‘and’

• आरुहासिनी: the lovely-smiling woman
• आरुहासिनी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चारु-हासिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — ‘she who has a lovely smile’

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrim-audience/ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At dawn after observances, Sāvitrī, freshly bathed, offers flowers and water to the deity, then with a serene smile bows low to touch the feet of her blind father-in-law and her mother-in-law, receiving their blessings in the hermitage.

Characters & Entities

• Sāvitrī
• devatā (deity)
• śvaśrū (mother-in-law)
• śvaśura (father-in-law)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma blends devotion and social righteousness: worship of the divine and reverence to elders together strengthen spiritual merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative is situated within Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya, presenting exemplary observance aligned with the sanctity of the region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bathing (snāna), satisfying the deity through offerings (tarpaṇa/saṃtarpana), and respectful salutations to elders are described.