Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

चित्रवर्मा नृपश्रेष्ठस्तमाहूय नृपात्मजम् । कन्यां सीमंतिनीं तस्मै प्रायच्छद्गुर्वनुज्ञया

Transliteration

citravarmā nṛpaśreṣṭhastamāhūya nṛpātmajam | kanyāṃ sīmaṃtinīṃ tasmai prāyacchadgurvanujñayā

Translation

König Citravarmā, der Vornehmste unter den Herrschern, ließ den Prinzen rufen und gab ihm mit Zustimmung des Lehrmeisters seine Tochter Sīmantinī zur Gemahlin.

Word by Word

• चित्रवर्मा: Citravarman
• चित्रवर्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्रवर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• नृपश्रेष्ठः: the best of kings
• नृपश्रेष्ठः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नृपाणां श्रेष्ठः)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• आहूय: having summoned
• आहूय: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-ह्वा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having called/summoned’

• नृपात्मजम्: the king’s son
• नृपात्मजम्: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप + आत्मज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नृपस्य आत्मजः)

• कन्याम्: a maiden/daughter
• कन्याम्: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• सीमन्तिनीम्: adorned (with hair-parting/ornamented), a married/auspicious woman
• सीमन्तिनीम्: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सीमन्तिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier of कन्याम्)

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन

• प्रायच्छत्: gave
• प्रायच्छत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-दा (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• गुरु-अनुज्ञया: with the teacher’s permission
• गुरु-अनुज्ञया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु + अनुज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गुरोः अनुज्ञा)

Speaker

Narrator (context not provided; likely Purāṇic narrator within Brāhma Khaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A royal court scene: King Citravarmā formally summons the prince; the guru/preceptor sits beside the throne giving assent; the princess Sīmantinī is presented with bridal ornaments and a garland, attendants holding auspicious trays (akṣata, dīpa, puṣpa).

Characters & Entities

• Citravarmā
• Sīmantinī
• Prince (nṛpātmaja)
• Guru (preceptor)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Marriage is presented as a dharmic saṃskāra carried out with proper authority and guidance, symbolized by the guru’s consent.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it focuses on royal and ritual propriety.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse implies the dharmic requirement of conducting marriage with the preceptor’s approval (gurv-anujñā).