Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

पत्न्याः पतिव्रतायाश्च जनन्याः श्वशुरस्य च । सतां गुरोश्च वचने विश्वासं कुरु सर्वदा

Transliteration

patnyāḥ pativratāyāśca jananyāḥ śvaśurasya ca | satāṃ gurośca vacane viśvāsaṃ kuru sarvadā

Translation

Hãy luôn đặt niềm tin nơi lời của người vợ tiết hạnh (pativratā), của mẹ, của cha vợ, của bậc hiền thiện và của Guru.

Word by Word

• पत्नी-आः: of the wife
• पत्नी-आः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• पतिव्रता-आः: of the devoted wife
• पतिव्रता-आः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पतिव्रता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• जननी-आः: of the mother
• जननी-आः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जननी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• श्वशुर-स्य: of the father-in-law
• श्वशुर-स्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वशुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सताम्: of the good (people)
• सताम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (साधारणतः), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• गुरोः: of the teacher
• गुरोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• वचने: in the word(s)/instruction
• वचने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• विश्वासम्: trust
• विश्वासम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• कुरु: do; place
• कुरु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

Speaker

Unspecified (didactic instruction within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa; speaker not stated in the snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A calm domestic-cum-āśrama scene: a householder respectfully receiving counsel from his pativratā wife, mother, father-in-law, and a seated guru with śiṣyas; gestures of listening (añjali), palm-leaf manuscript, and a lamp indicating dharma-teaching.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is safeguarded by trusting guidance from the virtuous—especially the guru and righteous elders within the family.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is identified; the verse focuses on social and spiritual authority.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it prescribes an ethic of listening and trusting reliable, dharmic counsel.