Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

यमाय मृत्यवे चैव आज्यभागं तदा ददुः । दत्त्वाज्यभागान्विधिवद्वव्रिरे ते शुभव्रताः

Transliteration

yamāya mṛtyave caiva ājyabhāgaṃ tadā daduḥ | dattvājyabhāgānvidhivadvavrire te śubhavratāḥ

Translation

Puis ils donnèrent la part de ghee, l’ājyabhāga, à Yama et aussi à Mṛtyu. Après avoir offert selon la règle les ājyabhāgas, ces observants aux vœux heureux firent leur choix comme il convient.

Word by Word

• यमाय: to Yama
• यमाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• मृत्यवे: to Death (Mṛtyu)
• मृत्यवे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृत्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन

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

• एव: indeed/also
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• आज्यभागम्: a ghee-portion
• आज्यभागम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्य + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (आज्यस्य भागः)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• ददुः: they gave
• ददुः: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वक्रिया

• आज्यभागान्: ghee-portions
• आज्यभागान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्य + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• विधिवत्: according to the prescribed rule
• विधिवत्: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: according to rule)

• वव्रिरे: they chose / selected
• वव्रिरे: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• शुभव्रताः: of auspicious vows
• शुभव्रताः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (शुभं व्रतं येषां/शुभव्रताः)

Speaker

Vyāsa (contextual continuation)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: nṛpa (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: During the homa, offerings are made specifically to Yama and Mṛtyu; the atmosphere is solemn yet auspicious. After completing offerings, the disciplined participants proceed to choose/confirm marriages properly.

Characters & Entities

• Yama
• Mṛtyu
• Ājyabhāga
• Śubhavratāḥ (the performers)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma includes acknowledging mortality and cosmic justice (Yama/Mṛtyu) even during auspicious rites.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is named; the verse highlights ritual completeness within the Dharmāraṇya narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering ājyabhāga to Yama and Mṛtyu, and completing the rite vidhivat (according to scriptural rule).