Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

स ब्राह्मो वरमाहूय यत्र कन्या स्वलंकृता । दीयते तत्सुतः पूयात्पुरुषानेकविंशतिम्

Transliteration

sa brāhmo varamāhūya yatra kanyā svalaṃkṛtā | dīyate tatsutaḥ pūyātpuruṣānekaviṃśatim

Translation

ଏହାକୁ ବ୍ରାହ୍ମ ବିବାହ କୁହାଯାଏ—ଯେଉଁଠାରେ ବରକୁ ଆହ୍ୱାନ କରି, ଅଲଙ୍କୃତ କନ୍ୟାକୁ ତାଙ୍କୁ ଦାନ କରାଯାଏ। ସେହି ସଂଯୋଗରୁ ଜନ୍ମିତ ପୁତ୍ର ଏକୋଇଶ ପୁରୁଷ-ପିଢ଼ିକୁ ପବିତ୍ର କରେ।

Word by Word

• सः: he/that (type)
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• ब्राह्मः: the Brāhma (marriage)
• ब्राह्मः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेष्य-निर्देश (name of a marriage type)

• वरम्: the bridegroom
• वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• आहूय: having invited
• आहूय: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial to main action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ-ह्वा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Absolutive/Gerund), ‘having invited/called’

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बन्ध-बोधक (relative adverb: ‘where/when’)

• कन्या: the maiden/daughter
• कन्या: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्वलङ्कृता: well-adorned
• स्वलङ्कृता: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective to कन्या)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-आलङ्कृता (आ-लङ्कृ धातु; क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कर्मणि-भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘well-adorned’

• दीयते: is given
• दीयते: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• तत्सुतः: his son (born thereof)
• तत्सुतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative: ‘his son’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पूयात्: should purify
• पूयात्: Kriyā (Injunctive/Result)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• पुरुषान्: men/persons (ancestors)
• पुरुषान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• एकविंशतिम्: twenty-one
• एकविंशतिम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier to पुरुषान्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकविंशति (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (संख्या), द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; संख्या-विशेषण (numeral qualifier)

Speaker

Skanda (continuing from 38.1)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and other ṛṣis (typical frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A formal Brāhma marriage: the groom is respectfully invited; the bride, richly adorned, is ceremonially given with Vedic solemnity; elders and priests witness; the theme is purity and lineage uplift.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A dharmic, orderly marriage is portrayed as spiritually potent, generating merit that uplifts family lineage.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is named; the teaching belongs to Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s dharma instruction.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It indicates the formal act of inviting the groom and giving the adorned bride—core elements of the Brāhma marriage form.