Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

पतिव्रता पतिप्राणा पत्युः कार्यहिते रता । एवं याति ततः काले न पुत्रा न च पुत्रिका

Transliteration

pativratā patiprāṇā patyuḥ kāryahite ratā | evaṃ yāti tataḥ kāle na putrā na ca putrikā

Translation

她是守夫誓的贞妇（pativratā），以夫为命，专心于有益于夫君职责之事。然而时日流转，他们既无儿子，也无女儿。

Word by Word

• पतिव्रता: devoted to her husband (chaste)
• पतिव्रता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पति + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (पतेः व्रतम् अस्याः)

• पतिप्राणा: one whose life is her husband
• पतिप्राणा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पति + प्राण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (पतिरेव प्राणाः यस्याः)

• पत्युः: of (her) husband
• पत्युः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• कार्यहिते: in what is beneficial for (his) affairs
• कार्यहिते: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य + हित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (कार्यस्य हिते)

• रता: engaged/delighting
• रता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम् (धातु)
• Form: रम्-धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• याति: passes/goes on
• याति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्-प्रभव (ablatival adverb)

• काले: in time/at a time
• काले: Adhikarana (Time locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• न: not/no
• न: Nishedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• पुत्राः: sons
• पुत्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• न: nor
• न: Nishedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक

• पुत्रिका: daughter
• पुत्रिका: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्रिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha-context (implied)

Type: river

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārvatī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Anasūyā, steadfast and devoted, stands beside Atri; despite their virtue, the couple is shown in quiet sorrow over having no children.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Īśvara)
• Atri
• Anasūyā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even with virtue and discipline, life may present lack; Purāṇic narratives use such moments to reveal deeper grace through tīrtha and devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not named yet; the childlessness sets the stage for a tīrtha-linked resolution.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is given; the verse describes pativratā-dharma and a life circumstance.