Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 23

Devanagari script

गणावूचतुः । शिवशर्मन्महाभाग तिष्ठते सात्र सुंदरी । अरुंधती महापुण्या पतिव्रतपरायणा

Transliteration

gaṇāvūcatuḥ | śivaśarmanmahābhāga tiṣṭhate sātra suṃdarī | aruṃdhatī mahāpuṇyā pativrataparāyaṇā

Translation

Các gaṇa thưa rằng: “Bạch Śivaśarman phúc đức lớn, tại đây có nàng Arundhatī tuyệt sắc đang cư ngụ—công đức thù thắng và trọn lòng nương giữ hạnh pativratā, thủy chung với phu quân.”

Word by Word

• गणाः: the gaṇas (attendants)
• गणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• ऊचतुः: said (the two)/they said (dual form)
• ऊचतुः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), द्विवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• शिवशर्मन्: O Śivaśarman
• शिवशर्मन्: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवशर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• महाभाग: O greatly fortunate one
• महाभाग: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (महान् भागः यस्य)

• तिष्ठते: stands, remains
• तिष्ठते: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Desha-adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb: here)

• सुन्दरी: the beautiful lady
• सुन्दरी: Karta-anvaya (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुन्दरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेष्य-नाम

• अरुन्धती: Arundhatī
• अरुन्धती: Karta-anvaya (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरुन्धती (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• महापुण्या: very virtuous
• महापुण्या: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महापुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (महती पुण्या)

• पतिव्रतपरायणा: devoted to her husband’s vow (chastity)
• पतिव्रतपरायणा: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पतिव्रत-परायण (प्रातिपदिक) = पतिव्रत + परायण (समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (पतिव्रते परायणा)

Speaker

Gaṇas (explicit)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śivaśarman

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Gaṇas (Śiva’s attendants) address a learned brāhmaṇa Śivaśarman; in the background, Arundhatī appears as a serene, radiant ascetic-wife figure, modestly adorned, embodying purity; the setting suggests a Kāśī lane or grove near a shrine.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṇas
• Śivaśarman
• Arundhatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pātivratya (steadfast marital dharma) is celebrated as a great source of puṇya and spiritual beauty.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is narrative-focused; it situates Arundhatī’s presence within the Kāśī setting of this adhyāya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it introduces Arundhatī as exemplary in pativrata-dharma.