Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

महाधनस्य शांतस्य सदा राजसखस्य च । याञ्चाभंगभयात्तस्य तां कन्यां प्रददौ पिता

Transliteration

mahādhanasya śāṃtasya sadā rājasakhasya ca | yāñcābhaṃgabhayāttasya tāṃ kanyāṃ pradadau pitā

Translation

Because he was very wealthy, calm, and ever a friend of the king, the girl’s father—fearing the disgrace of refusing his request—gave him that daughter.

Word by Word

• महाधनस्य: of the very wealthy (man)
• महाधनस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; विशेषण

• शांतस्य: of the calm/peaceful (man)
• शांतस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √शम् (शमुँ) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण

• सदा: always
• सदा: Visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb)

• राजसखस्य: of the king’s friend
• राजसखस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राज + सख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘राज-सख’ = राज्ञः सखा (king’s friend)

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

• याञ्चा: the request/begging
• याञ्चा: Hetu/Reason (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: याञ्चा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अभंगभयात्: from fear of (his) request being refused
• अभंगभयात्: Hetu/Reason (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ + भंग + भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन; ‘अभंग-भय’ = अभंगस्य भयम् (fear of refusal/non-fulfilment)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ताम्: her/that (girl)
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• कन्याम्: the maiden/daughter
• कन्याम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रददौ: gave
• प्रददौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (डादाने/दा) (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

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

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The girl’s father, anxious about refusal, offers his daughter; Padmanābha stands composed, backed by signs of wealth and royal association; onlookers sense the imbalance of power.

Characters & Entities

• King (unnamed)
• Padmanābha
• Śāradā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic narratives highlight how fear, status, and worldly influence can shape decisions that later bear karmic results.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; this is a social-narrative verse without geographical glorification.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No prescription; it describes the giving of the daughter in marriage due to social pressure.