Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

यस्य मे दीयते कन्या कदाचिन्नृपतेरियम् । पुरोधास्तस्य यो विप्रस्तस्मै देया निजा सुता

Transliteration

yasya me dīyate kanyā kadācinnṛpateriyam | purodhāstasya yo viprastasmai deyā nijā sutā

Translation

Sesiapa pun yang suatu hari kelak menerima gadis ini daripadaku untuk dikahwinkan oleh raja—mana-mana Brahmana yang menjadi purohita (pendeta istana) baginya—kepada Brahmana itulah hendaklah diberikan juga anak perempuanku sendiri (sebagai isteri).

Word by Word

• yasya: of whom/whose
• yasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (6th/Genitive), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• me: my/to me
• me: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उभयलिङ्ग-प्रयोगः, षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-विभक्तिः (Genitive/Dative), एकवचनम्; एन्क्लिटिक रूपम्

• dīyate: is given
• dīyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धाातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd), एकवचनम्; कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (Passive)

• kanyā: the maiden/daughter
• kanyā: Karma (Patient/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्

• kadācit: at some time/ever
• kadācit: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kadācit (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb of time)

• nṛpateḥ: of the king
• nṛpateḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (6th/Genitive), एकवचनम्

• iyam: this (female)
• iyam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• purodhāḥ: the family priest
• purodhāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: purodhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्

• tasya: of him/of that (person)
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (6th/Genitive), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्; सम्बन्ध-प्रत्ययः (relative pronoun)

• vipraḥ: a Brahmin
• vipraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्

• tasmai: to him
• tasmai: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, चतुर्थी-विभक्तिः (4th/Dative), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• deyā: should be given
• deyā: Vidhi (Obligation predicate/विधि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु) + ya (कृत्)
• Form: कर्तव्यतार्थक-कृदन्तः (gerundive/तव्यत्-भावः), स्त्रीलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विधेय-विशेषणम्

• nijā: one's own
• nijā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• sutā: daughter
• sutā: Karma (Patient/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sutā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्

Speaker

Mṛgāvatī (continuing her instruction/request)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and sages at Naimiṣāraṇya (standard frame; contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king’s court where a father declares a marriage condition: the maiden will be given where the king gives his own, and specifically to the royal priest’s household; attendants, ritual vessels, and palm-leaf documents suggest a formal vow.

Characters & Entities

• king (nṛpati)
• vipra
• purohita (purodhā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma seeks stable social harmony through orderly alliances, aligning household duties with ethical and communal considerations.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this individual verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it concerns marriage arrangement and social order rather than a rite like snāna, dāna, or japa.