Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

विज्ञाय दोषमुभयोः कन्यायाश्च वरस्य च । संबंधं रचयेत्पश्चादन्यथा दोषभाक्पिता

Transliteration

vijñāya doṣamubhayoḥ kanyāyāśca varasya ca | saṃbaṃdhaṃ racayetpaścādanyathā doṣabhākpitā

Translation

Erst nachdem die Mängel (und die Eignung) beider — der Braut und des Bräutigams — erkannt worden sind, soll der Vater die Verbindung stiften; andernfalls wird der Vater zum Mitträger der Schuld.

Word by Word

• विज्ञाय: having ascertained
• विज्ञाय: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि+ज्ञा (धातु) + ल्यप् (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• दोषम्: fault
• दोषम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• उभयोः: of both
• उभयोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन; ‘of both’

• कन्यायाः: of the girl
• कन्यायाः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

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

• वरस्य: of the groom
• वरस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

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

• संबन्धम्: relationship (marriage alliance)
• संबन्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्+बन्ध (धातु/प्रातिपदिक) → सम्बन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• रचयेत्: should arrange
• रचयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रच् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: afterwards)

• अन्यथा: otherwise
• अन्यथा: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: otherwise)

• दोषभाक्: partaker of fault, blameworthy
• दोषभाक्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दोष (प्रातिपदिक) + भज् (धातु) → भाक् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (‘दोषं भजते/भागी’)

• पिता: the father
• पिता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A father consulting a family priest and elders, reviewing omens/documents or hearing reports about the prospective groom and bride; a balanced, calm scene of inquiry and decision-making.

Characters & Entities

• Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma requires careful discernment and responsibility in forming family alliances; negligence makes the guardian morally accountable.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse belongs to the Kāśī Khaṇḍa discourse; it offers general dharma counsel within Kāśī’s sacred narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A procedural rule for marriage: examine suitability (doṣa-parīkṣā) of both parties before arranging saṃbandha.