Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

मध्यंदिने कृतोद्वाहः स विप्रः श्वशुरालये । संध्यामुपासितुं सायं सरस्तटमुपाययौ

Transliteration

madhyaṃdine kṛtodvāhaḥ sa vipraḥ śvaśurālaye | saṃdhyāmupāsituṃ sāyaṃ sarastaṭamupāyayau

Translation

मध्यंदिने श्वशुरगृहे कृतोद्वाहः स विप्रः सायं संध्योपासनार्थं सरस्तटं जगाम।

Word by Word

• मध्यंदिने: at midday
• मध्यंदिने: Adhikarana (Location/Time-adhikarana)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य + दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; ‘मध्य-दिन’ = midday

• कृतोद्वाहः: whose wedding had been performed
• कृतोद्वाहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृदन्त; √कृ (कृञ्) + क्त) + उद्वाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘कृत-उद्वाह’ = कृतः उद्वाहः यस्य (whose marriage was performed)

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

• विप्रः: the Brahmin
• विप्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• श्वशुरालये: in the father-in-law’s house
• श्वशुरालये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वशुर + आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘श्वशुर-आलय’ = father-in-law’s house

• संध्याम्: the twilight-prayer (sandhyā)
• संध्याम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संध्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उपासितुम्: to worship
• उपासितुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + √आस् (आसँ उपवेशने/सेवायाम्) (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-रूप (infinitive), ‘to worship/attend’

• सायम्: in the evening
• सायम्: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सायम् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb)

• सरस्तटम्: the bank of the lake
• सरस्तटम्: Karma (Object/Goal/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस् + तट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘सरस्-तट’ = lake’s bank

• उपाययौ: went/approached
• उपाययौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + √या (या प्रापणे) (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At sunset, the newly married brāhmaṇa walks from the household to a tranquil lakebank; he stands facing the fading sun, performing sandhyā with water in hand, sacred thread visible, calm ripples reflecting twilight.

Characters & Entities

• Sandhyā (rite)
• Lake (saras)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even amid major life events, adherence to nitya-karma like sandhyā worship is presented as a hallmark of dharmic living.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A generic lake-bank is mentioned, but no named tīrtha is glorified in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performance of the evening sandhyā (sandhyopāsanā/sandhyā-vandana) is explicitly mentioned.