Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

दाराग्निहोत्रसंयोगं कुरुते योऽग्रजे स्थिते । परिवेत्ता स विज्ञेयः परिवित्तिस्तु पूर्वजः

Transliteration

dārāgnihotrasaṃyogaṃ kurute yo'graje sthite | parivettā sa vijñeyaḥ parivittistu pūrvajaḥ

Translation

Celui qui contracte mariage et entre dans l’état de maître de maison avec l’Agnihotra alors que son frère aîné n’est pas encore marié est appelé parivettā ; le frère aîné est nommé parivitti.

Word by Word

• दाराग्निहोत्रसंयोगम्: the union of marriage and agnihotra (household rites)
• दाराग्निहोत्रसंयोगम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दार + अग्निहोत्र + संयोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• कुरुते: does/undertakes
• कुरुते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अग्रजे: when the elder brother
• अग्रजे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्रज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• स्थिते: being present/remaining (unmarried)
• स्थिते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थित (कृदन्त; √स्था (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• परिवेत्ता: the younger who marries before the elder (parivettā)
• परिवेत्ता: Pratijna/Predicate nominal (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परि + वेत्ता (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √विद्/√वेद् (धातु) + तृच्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• विज्ञेयः: is to be known (as)
• विज्ञेयः: Vidheyavisheshana (Predicative qualifier/विधेयविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विज्ञेय (कृदन्त; वि+√ज्ञा (धातु) + यत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (gerundive)

• परिवित्तिः: the elder brother who is passed over (parivitti)
• परिवित्तिः: Pratijna/Predicate nominal (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिवित्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle); विरोध/विशेषार्थक

• पूर्वजः: the elder (brother)
• पूर्वजः: Pratijna/Predicate nominal (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्वज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) speaking in the Prabhāsa-kṣetra narrative context

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two brothers: the younger in wedding attire near a newly kindled household fire (Agnihotra), the elder standing aside with downcast gaze; elders and family observe, indicating social tension around order of saṃskāras.

Characters & Entities

• Agnihotra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma upholds social and familial order; even life-stage transitions like marriage and fire-rites have prescribed propriety.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where dharma for householders is articulated alongside sacred-place glorification.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It names the younger brother marrying/undertaking Agnihotra before the elder as parivettā, and the elder as parivitti.