Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 73

Devanagari script

पतिव्रता पूजनीयाऽरुन्धती च विशेषतः । स्नातव्यं विधिना सम्यग्दातव्यं च स्वशक्तितः

Transliteration

pativratā pūjanīyā'rundhatī ca viśeṣataḥ | snātavyaṃ vidhinā samyagdātavyaṃ ca svaśaktitaḥ

Translation

尤当礼敬那位贞信持戒的贤妻阿伦达蒂（Arundhatī）。应依仪轨如法沐浴，并随自身能力而行布施。

Word by Word

• पतिव्रता: a devoted wife (one faithful to her husband)
• पतिव्रता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पतिः यस्याः व्रतम्)

• पूजनीया: worthy of worship
• पूजनीया: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु) → पूजनीय (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधिलिङ्गार्थक-तव्यत्/अनीयर्-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण (worthy to be worshipped)

• अरुन्धती: Arundhatī
• अरुन्धती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरुन्धती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तद्धित)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/विशेषणार्थक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner: especially)

• स्नातव्यम्: bathing should be done
• स्नातव्यम्: Kriya (Obligation/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु) → स्नातव्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त भावे/कर्तरि प्रयोगः (gerundive: ‘should be bathed’)

• विधिना: according to the prescribed rite
• विधिना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सम्यक्: properly
• सम्यक्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: properly)

• दातव्यम्: giving (charity) should be done
• दातव्यम्: Kriya (Obligation/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) → दातव्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive: ‘should be given’)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• स्वशक्तितः: according to one’s own ability
• स्वशक्तितः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तद्धित)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb): ‘according to one’s own capacity’

Speaker

Brahmā (deduced; Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arundhatī-sannidhi (Ayodhyā)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Arundhatī honored by pilgrims: a modest shrine-like setting near an āśrama; devotees offer flowers; nearby, others bathe at the ghat and distribute alms/food to the needy and priests.

Characters & Entities

• Arundhatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is completed by honoring dharma exemplars, observing proper ritual conduct, and practicing generosity within one’s means.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ayodhyā’s Vasiṣṭha-kuṇḍa setting, where Arundhatī is said to be present.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship Arundhatī, perform snāna according to vidhi, and give dāna according to one’s capacity.