Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 89

Devanagari script

दिव्यान्भोगान्मया सार्धं भोक्ष्यसे मत्परिग्रहात् । कदा परश्वो भविता यस्मिन्वैवाहिको विधिः

Transliteration

divyānbhogānmayā sārdhaṃ bhokṣyase matparigrahāt | kadā paraśvo bhavitā yasminvaivāhiko vidhiḥ

Translation

By being under my protection, you shall enjoy divine pleasures together with me. When will it be—day after tomorrow—on which the marriage rite shall take place?

Word by Word

• दिव्यान्: divine
• दिव्यान्: Visheshana (qualifier of object/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• भोगान्: enjoyments, pleasures
• भोगान्: Karma (object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन

• मया: by/with me
• मया: Sahakari/Karana (with me; instrument/associate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सार्धम्: together (with)
• सार्धम्: Sahartha (association)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अर्थक-अव्यय (adverb/particle meaning ‘together with’)

• भोक्ष्यसे: you will enjoy
• भोक्ष्यसे: Kriya (predicate action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• मत्-परिग्रहात्: because of being my consort / from my keeping
• मत्-परिग्रहात्: Apadana (source/cause/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (अस्मद्-प्रातिपदिक) + परिग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘मम परिग्रहः’

• कदा: when?
• कदा: Kala (time query)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्न-अव्यय (interrogative adverb of time)

• परश्वः: the day after tomorrow
• परश्वः: Kala (time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परश्वस् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययार्थ)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time: ‘day after tomorrow’)

• भविता: will be
• भविता: Kriya (predicate action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; वैदिक/काव्य-रूप ‘भविता’ (भविष्यति-अर्थे)

• यस्मिन्: in which (day/occasion)
• यस्मिन्: Adhikarana (relative locus/time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम

• वैवाहिकः: marriage-related
• वैवाहिकः: Visheshana (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैवाहिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• विधिः: rite, ceremony
• विधिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa context; exact speaker not shown in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pre-wedding moment: the divine speaker promises shared celestial pleasures; attendants prepare a wedding pavilion with garlands, lamps, and ritual vessels; the question about ‘day after tomorrow’ conveys eager anticipation.

Characters & Entities

• Vaivāhika-vidhi (marriage rite)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse frames ‘divine enjoyment’ as sanctioned within dharma—through protection and a properly timed rite.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader Kāśīkhaṇḍa context is Kāśī, though this verse itself focuses on narrative dialogue about marriage.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It mentions the vaivāhika-vidhi (marriage rite) as an intended formal ceremony, without detailing steps.