Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 91

Devanagari script

परिणीय तु मां त्वं हि भुङ्क्ष्व भोगान्मया सह । जन्मनाशो भवेत्पश्चान्न त्वं नान्यो भवेन्मम

Transliteration

pariṇīya tu māṃ tvaṃ hi bhuṅkṣva bhogānmayā saha | janmanāśo bhavetpaścānna tvaṃ nānyo bhavenmama

Translation

ആദ്യം വിധിപൂർവ്വം എന്നെ വിവാഹം കഴിക്കൂ; പിന്നെ എന്നോടൊപ്പം ഭോഗസുഖങ്ങൾ അനുഭവിക്കൂ. പിന്നീടു ജീവൻ നഷ്ടപ്പെട്ടാലും, എനിക്ക് നീ (ദൂഷകനായി) വേണ്ട; മറ്റാരും വേണ്ട.

Word by Word

• pariṇīya: having married
• pariṇīya: Sambandha (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-ṇī (परि + नी धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव-कृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); ‘having married (led around)’

• tu: then/but
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अन्वय/विरोधार्थक-अव्यय

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• bhuṅkṣva: enjoy/consume
• bhuṅkṣva: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhuj (भुज् धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• bhogān: enjoyments
• bhogān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• mayā: with me / by me
• mayā: Sahakari (Instrument/साधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd case/instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakaraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-शब्दः; सहार्थक-अव्यय (postposition taking instrumental)

• janmanāśaḥ: destruction of life/birth (death)
• janmanāśaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janma (प्रातिपदिक) + nāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: जन्मनः नाशः); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• bhavet: may happen/would occur
• bhavet: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• paścāt: afterwards
• paścāt: Sambandha (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paścāt (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/अनन्तरवाचक-अव्यय (afterwards)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• anyaḥ: another (man)
• anyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• bhavet: may be
• bhavet: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• mama: of me / mine
• mama: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Kanyā (the maiden/cowherd girl)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha-context (general)

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The maiden sets a clear condition: marriage first. She stands near a river altar with flowers; the suitor is shown listening, tension easing into negotiation; symbols of vivāha (garlands, sacred fire) are hinted.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma prioritizes lawful rites (pariṇaya) over impulse; intimate union is framed as legitimate only within proper marriage.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is mentioned; the verse is part of the Revā (Narmadā) narrative discourse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, proper marriage (pariṇaya) according to accepted rites is required before conjugal enjoyment.