Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

या बांधवैः प्रदत्ता स्याद्वह्निद्विजसमागमे । गार्हस्थ्यपालनं धन्यं तया साकं हि सर्वदम्

Transliteration

yā bāṃdhavaiḥ pradattā syādvahnidvijasamāgame | gārhasthyapālanaṃ dhanyaṃ tayā sākaṃ hi sarvadam

Translation

ਜੋ ਇਸਤ੍ਰੀ ਆਪਣੇ ਬੰਧੂਆਂ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਪਵਿੱਤਰ ਅਗਨੀ ਅਤੇ ਦਵਿਜਾਂ ਦੀ ਸਾਕਸ਼ੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਦਿੱਤੀ ਜਾਵੇ, ਉਸ ਨਾਲ ਗ੍ਰਿਹਸਥ ਧਰਮ ਨਿਭਾਉਣਾ ਧੰਨ ਹੈ; ਕਿਉਂਕਿ ਐਸੀ ਪਤਨੀ ਨਾਲ ਸਭ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਰ ਦੀ ਸਮ੍ਰਿੱਧੀ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ।

Word by Word

• yā: she who
• yā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• bāṃdhavaiḥ: by relatives
• bāṃdhavaiḥ: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāndhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• pradattā: given (in marriage)
• pradattā: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra + dā (दा धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘प्रदत्ता’ = given

• syāt: may be; would be
• syāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस् धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• vahni-dvija-samāgame: at the occasion with fire and Brahmins (wedding rite)
• vahni-dvija-samāgame: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vahni (प्रातिपदिक) + dvija (प्रातिपदिक) + samāgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘समागमे’ = at the gathering/occasion; वह्नि=अग्नि, द्विज=ब्राह्मण

• gārhasthya-pālanam: maintenance of household life
• gārhasthya-pālanam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gārhasthya (प्रातिपदिक) + pālana (प्रातिपदिक; पाल् धातु-निष्पन्न)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• dhanyam: blessed; auspicious
• dhanyam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhanya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम्

• tayā: with her; by her
• tayā: Sahakari (Instrument/साधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• sākam: together with
• sākam: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sākam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (सह-अर्थे, ‘with’)

• hi: indeed; for
• hi: Avyaya (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (हेतौ/निश्चये निपात)

• sarvadam: granting everything
• sarvadam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarvada (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + द ‘to give’ इति धात्वर्थ-आश्रित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘सर्वदम्’ = all-giving

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration to sages)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A wedding rite: sacred fire at center, a learned brāhmaṇa officiant, kin standing as witnesses, the couple performing circumambulation; the scene radiates auspicious order.

Characters & Entities

• Agni (sacred fire)
• Dvija (twice-born/Brāhmaṇa witnesses)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A dharmic marriage solemnized with sacred fire and proper witnesses supports blessed household life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is on the rite and dharma of marriage.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Marriage conducted in the presence of the sacred fire (Agni) and dvijas (ritual witnesses).