Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

अथायुषा वा कार्त्स्न्येन धर्मे दित्सुर्यथैव च । यस्यां भवति चात्मैव ततो जाया निगद्यते

Transliteration

athāyuṣā vā kārtsnyena dharme ditsuryathaiva ca | yasyāṃ bhavati cātmaiva tato jāyā nigadyate

Translation

ସମ୍ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଆୟୁଷ୍ୟ ଯାଏଁ ସହଚରୀ ହୋଇ ରହୁ କିମ୍ବା ଧର୍ମରେ ସମ୍ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ନିବେଦିତ ହେଉ—ଯାହାରେ ନିଜ ଆତ୍ମା ମିଳେ, ସେହିପାଇଁ ସେ ‘ଜାୟା’ ବୋଲି କୁହାଯାଏ।

Word by Word

• atha: then, now
• atha: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: आरम्भ/अनन्तर-वाचक अव्यय (then/now)

• āyuṣā: by life-span
• āyuṣā: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āyus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (Alternative/विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्यय (or)

• kārtsnyena: by entirety, wholly
• kārtsnyena: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārtsnya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• dharme: in dharma, in righteousness
• dharme: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• ditsuḥ: wishing to give
• ditsuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (दा धातु)
• Form: सन्-इच्छार्थक कृदन्त (desiderative participle), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; ‘दित्सु’ = दातुम् इच्छन् (desiring to give)

• yathā: as
• yathā: Sambandha (Comparative/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकार-वाचक अव्यय (as)

• eva: indeed, just
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphasis/only)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (and)

• yasyām: in whom
• yasyām: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद्-प्रातिपदिक, स्त्री)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रत्यय (in whom)

• bhavati: becomes, is
• bhavati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (and)

• ātmā: self
• ātmā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता/विषय), एकवचन

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphasis)

• tataḥ: therefore
• tataḥ: Hetu (Reason/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अपादान/हेतु-वाचक अव्यय (therefore/from that)

• jāyā: wife
• jāyā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jāyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता/उद्देश्य), एकवचन

• nigadyate: is called, is said
• nigadyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-gad (गद् धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्गः ‘नि-’

Speaker

Daityendra/Vajrāṅga (didactic reflection; implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A couple performing a dharmic act together—offering into fire or serving guests—while a subtle aura shows their shared ‘ātma’ center; the word ‘jāyā’ suggested through symbolic birth/renewal motifs (sprouting tree, dawn).

Characters & Entities

• Jāyā (wife)
• Dharma
• Ātman (self)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Marriage is framed as dharmic unity: the wife is honored as intimately connected with one’s very self and life-purpose.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is doctrinal about household dharma.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it provides a dharmic definition/understanding of ‘jāyā’.