Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

युवां वधूवरौ भूत्वा प्राप्य सीमंतिनीगृहम् । भुक्त्वा भूरि धनं लब्ध्वा पुनर्यातं ममांमतिकम्

Transliteration

yuvāṃ vadhūvarau bhūtvā prāpya sīmaṃtinīgṛham | bhuktvā bhūri dhanaṃ labdhvā punaryātaṃ mamāṃmatikam

Translation

Becoming bride and groom, enter the house of the noble lady; partake there, obtain abundant wealth, and then return again according to my intention.

Word by Word

• yuvām: you two
• yuvām: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuvam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (nom/acc), द्विवचन

• vadhū-varau: bride and groom
• vadhū-varau: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vadhū (प्रातिपदिक) + vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: द्वन्द्व (copulative); प्रथमा, द्विवचन; वधू (bride) + वर (groom)

• bhūtvā: having become
• bhūtvā: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), भू धातु

• prāpya: having reached
• prāpya: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āp (धातु) उपसर्ग: pra-
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), धातु: आप् (to obtain/reach) with pra-; अर्थः—having reached/obtained

• sīmaṃtinī-gṛham: the house of the married woman
• sīmaṃtinī-gṛham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sīmaṃtinī (प्रातिपदिक) + gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (genitive/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: सीमंतिन्याः गृहम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन

• bhuktvā: having eaten/enjoyed
• bhuktvā: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhuj (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), धातु: भुज् (to eat/enjoy)

• bhūri: much, abundant
• bhūri: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhūri (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: अव्ययवत् विशेषण (indeclinable-like adjective) ‘much/abundant’; कर्मपद ‘धनम्’ विशेषण

• dhanam: wealth
• dhanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• labdhvā: having obtained
• labdhvā: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), धातु: लभ् (to obtain)

• punar: again/back
• punar: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, पुनरावृत्त्यर्थक (again/back)

• yātam: go (you two)
• yātam: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: लोट् लकार (imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), द्विवचन

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (genitive), एकवचन

• aṃmatikām: to Aṃmatikā (place/person named)
• aṃmatikām: Karma (Goal/object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṃmatikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (पाठभेद/दुर्लभ-शब्द)

Speaker

Rājā (king) (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two brāhmaṇa youths dressed as bride and groom approach a noblewoman’s residence; the threshold is guarded, lamps glow, and the pair carry the tension of deception and impending gain.

Characters & Entities

• Rājā
• Sīmantinī (lady of the house)
• Dvijakumārakau

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It highlights the tension between royal power and righteous conduct, especially regarding wealth and deceit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative instruction about impersonation and obtaining wealth.