Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

स च मां सदृशं ज्ञात्वा शीलेन च कुलेन च । अतीव चार्थिनं मह्यं ददौ वाचा पुरः क्रमात्

Transliteration

sa ca māṃ sadṛśaṃ jñātvā śīlena ca kulena ca | atīva cārthinaṃ mahyaṃ dadau vācā puraḥ kramāt

Translation

فلما عرفني كفؤًا لها خُلُقًا ونَسَبًا، ورأى شدّة رغبتي في الطلب، وهبني إيّاها بكلمته، على الوجه اللائق وبحسب الترتيب الصحيح.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

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

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• सदृशम्: suitable, like (him)
• सदृशम्: Karman (Object complement/कर्मपूरक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (to माम्): 'similar, suitable'

• ज्ञात्वा: having recognized
• ज्ञात्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु) → ज्ञात्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund); 'having known/recognized'

• शीलेन: by character
• शीलेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शील (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

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

• कुलेन: by lineage
• कुलेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

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

• अतीव: very, exceedingly
• अतीव: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतीव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण)

• च: also
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (emphatic/connector)

• अर्थिनम्: a petitioner
• अर्थिनम्: Karman (Object complement/कर्मपूरक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; 'one who seeks (a boon)'

• मह्यम्: to me
• मह्यम्: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वाचा: by word, verbally
• वाचा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• पुरः: in front, beforehand
• पुरः: Desha (Location/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरस् (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्)
• Form: अव्यय (स्थानवाचक/पूर्वता) = 'in front, beforehand'

• क्रमात्: in order, duly
• क्रमात्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे 'in due order/gradually'

Speaker

First-person narrator within Sūta’s narration

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The elder Bhṛgu-sage evaluates the suitor’s conduct and lineage, then grants the maiden through a solemn spoken promise; witnesses stand by, indicating formal order.

Characters & Entities

• pitar (father/guardian)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma upholds marriage as a sacrament grounded in character and lineage, completed through consent and proper procedure.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It implies kanyā-dāna by verbal assent and proper sequence, though no detailed ritual steps are enumerated.