Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

सहोभौ चरतां धर्ममित्युक्त्वा दीयतेर्थिने । यत्र कन्या प्राजापत्यस्तज्जो वंशान्पुनाति षट्

Transliteration

sahobhau caratāṃ dharmamityuktvā dīyaterthine | yatra kanyā prājāpatyastajjo vaṃśānpunāti ṣaṭ

Translation

Kung saan ang dalaga ay ibinibigay sa karapat-dapat na manliligaw matapos sabihin, ‘Nawa’y kayong dalawa ay magsabuhay ng dharma nang magkasama,’ iyon ang Prājāpatya na pag-aasawa; ang anak na isinilang dito ay nagpapadalisay ng anim na angkan.

Word by Word

• सह: together
• सह: Sahakāraka (Associative/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सह-योगे (preposition-like: ‘together/with’)

• उभौ: both (of them)
• उभौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन (Dual)

• चरताम्: (you two) should practice/observe
• चरताम्: Kriyā (Quoted command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd), द्विवचन

• धर्मम्: dharma/righteous duty
• धर्मम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्य-समाप्ति/उद्धरण-चिह्न (quotative particle)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Absolutive), ‘having said’

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

• अर्थिने: to the suitor/one who seeks (her)
• अर्थिने: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

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

• प्राजापत्यः: the Prājāpatya (marriage)
• प्राजापत्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राजापत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विवाह-प्रकार-नाम

• तज्जः: the offspring thereof
• तज्जः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वंशान्: lineages/descendants
• वंशान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• पुनाति: purifies
• पुनाति: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• षट्: six
• षट्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षट् (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्या-शब्द; (प्रायः अव्ययवत्) संख्या-विशेषण

Speaker

Skanda (continuing from 38.1)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis (frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The defining moment is the spoken blessing: elders give the maiden to a worthy suitor with the injunction ‘saho bhau caratāṃ dharmam’; the couple stands poised as partners in dharma.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The heart of marriage is shared dharma—husband and wife are enjoined to walk together in righteous duty.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific sacred site is mentioned; it is a dharma instruction embedded in Kāśīkhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The defining prescription is the verbal dharmic injunction at the time of giving the bride: ‘May you both practice dharma together.’