Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

एवं गुणगणाकीर्णं कश्यपं द्विजसत्तमम् । ज्ञात्वा प्रजापतिर्दक्षो भार्यार्थे स्वसुतां ददौ

Transliteration

evaṃ guṇagaṇākīrṇaṃ kaśyapaṃ dvijasattamam | jñātvā prajāpatirdakṣo bhāryārthe svasutāṃ dadau

Translation

Sachant que Kaśyapa, le plus excellent des brāhmaṇas, était ainsi comblé d’innombrables vertus, le Prajāpati Dakṣa lui donna sa propre fille en mariage.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• गुणगणाकीर्णम्: filled with a multitude of qualities
• गुणगणाकीर्णम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुण + गण + आकीर्ण (कृदन्त; √कॄ/कीर्?; आ-√कॄ/कीर्, 'to scatter/fill')
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle) 'आकीर्ण' = 'filled'; विशेषणम् (qualifying)

• कश्यपम्: Kaśyapa
• कश्यपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कश्यप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• द्विजसत्तमम्: the best of the twice-born
• द्विजसत्तमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्विज + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• ज्ञात्वा: having known
• ज्ञात्वा: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वक्रिया

• प्रजापतिः: the Prajāpati
• प्रजापतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• दक्षः: Dakṣa
• दक्षः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेष्य (apposition to प्रजापतिः)

• भार्यार्थे: for (as) a wife
• भार्यार्थे: Adhikarana (Purpose/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे (locative of purpose)

• स्वसुताम्: his own daughter
• स्वसुताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + सुता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā Khaṇḍa narrative continuum

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Prajāpati Dakṣa, dignified and regal, offers his daughter in marriage to sage Kaśyapa, portrayed as austere yet radiant with virtue; attendants and ritual fire suggest a formal vivāha-saṅkalpa.

Characters & Entities

• Kaśyapa
• Dakṣa
• Prajāpati

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Householder dharma is sanctified when grounded in virtue; moral excellence is presented as the true qualification for sacred alliances.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None directly; this is genealogical context supporting the later tirtha-mahātmya and siddha narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Marriage (vivāha) is referenced as a dharmic institution, but no ritual details are specified here.