Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

तस्मिन्मृते कृतोद्वाहे सहसा तस्य बांधवाः । चुक्रुशुः शोकसंतप्तौ श्वशुरावस्य कन्यका

Transliteration

tasminmṛte kṛtodvāhe sahasā tasya bāṃdhavāḥ | cukruśuḥ śokasaṃtaptau śvaśurāvasya kanyakā

Translation

เมื่อเขาสิ้นชีวิตกะทันหัน ทั้งที่เพิ่งประกอบพิธีวิวาห์เสร็จสิ้น บรรดาญาติพี่น้องก็ร่ำไห้คร่ำครวญด้วยความเศร้า และพ่อตากับเจ้าสาววัยเยาว์ก็ถูกเผาผลาญด้วยทุกข์โศก

Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: when/while he
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मृते: having died / when (he) was dead
• मृते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘तस्मिन् मृते’ = ‘when he had died’ (locative absolute)

• कृतोद्वाहे: (though) the marriage had been performed
• कृतोद्वाहे: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (√कृ + क्त) + उद्वाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘कृत-उद्वाह’ (locative absolute with तस्मिन्)

• सहसा: suddenly
• सहसा: Visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक अव्यय (adverb: suddenly)

• तस्य: his
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• बांधवाः: relatives
• बांधवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बान्धव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• चुक्रुशुः: cried out/lamented
• चुक्रुशुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √क्रुश् (क्रुशँ आह्वाने/रुदने) (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• शोकसंतप्तौ: the two, afflicted by grief
• शोकसंतप्तौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शोक + संतप्त (कृदन्त; सम् + √तप् (तपँ संतापे) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; ‘शोक-संतप्त’ = afflicted by grief; विशेषण (for two persons)

• श्वशुरौ: the two parents-in-law (father- and mother-in-law)
• श्वशुरौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वशुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

• अस्य: of him/this (man)
• अस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• कन्यका: the young bride/girl
• कन्यका: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्यका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Relatives wail around the sudden death; the father-in-law collapses in shock; the young bride sits stunned, bridal ornaments contrasting with grief, the household’s festive remnants now meaningless.

Characters & Entities

• Relatives (bāndhava)
• Father-in-law (śvaśura)
• Bride (kanyakā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worldly bonds and celebrations are fragile; the Purāṇic narrative uses grief to turn attention toward higher dharma and salvific observances.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; this verse describes the lamentation following the death.