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Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

स्कंद उवाच । सदा गृही सुखं भुंक्ते स्त्री लक्षणवती यदि । अतः सुखसमृद्ध्यर्थमादौ लक्षणमीक्षयेत्

Transliteration

skaṃda uvāca | sadā gṛhī sukhaṃ bhuṃkte strī lakṣaṇavatī yadi | ataḥ sukhasamṛddhyarthamādau lakṣaṇamīkṣayet

Translation

Skanda dit : Si l’épouse possède des caractéristiques de bon augure, le maître de maison jouit toujours du bonheur. C’est pourquoi, pour le bonheur et la prospérité, qu’on examine d’abord les signes.

Word by Word
स्कंदःSkanda
स्कंदः:
Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootस्कन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
Kriya (Speech act/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन
सदाalways
सदा:
Kala (Time/काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; कालवाचक (adverb of time)
गृहीhouseholder
गृही:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootगृहिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
सुखम्happiness
सुखम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootसुख (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
भुङ्क्तेenjoys
भुङ्क्ते:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभुज् (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन
स्त्रीa woman/wife
स्त्री:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootस्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
लक्षणवतीpossessing good marks
लक्षणवती:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootलक्षणवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of स्त्री)
यदिif
यदि:
Sambandha (Condition marker)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; शर्त (conditional particle)
अतःtherefore
अतः:
Hetu (Reason marker)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअतः (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; हेत्वर्थ (therefore)
सुखसमृद्ध्यर्थम्for the sake of prosperity and happiness
सुखसमृद्ध्यर्थम्:
Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
TypeNoun
Rootसुख + समृद्धि + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे (for the purpose of); समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सुखसमृद्ध्याः अर्थम्)
आदौat the beginning
आदौ:
Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआदि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्यय; सप्तमी-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययीभूत (adverbial locative)
लक्षणम्the characteristics
लक्षणम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootलक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
ईक्षयेत्should examine
ईक्षयेत्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootईक्ष् (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन
Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Agastya (Ghaṭodbhava)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Skanda formally speaks (‘Skanda uvāca’) to Agastya; the scene emphasizes authority and benevolence—Skanda’s calm face, Agastya’s attentive posture, with Kāśī’s sacred architecture as a distant silhouette.

Characters & Entities
S
Skanda

FAQs

Household prosperity is tied to virtue and discernment; dharma begins with wise choices.

The setting is Kāśī in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, though the verse focuses on gṛhastha guidance rather than a particular pilgrimage spot.

Examine lakṣaṇas (auspicious qualities) before marriage to support a stable dharmic household.

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