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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 bersabda: Jika isteri memiliki tanda-tanda yang baik, seorang grihastha sentiasa menikmati kebahagiaan. Maka demi bahagia dan kemakmuran, periksalah tanda-tanda sejak awal.

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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