Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 91

Devanagari script

परिणीय तु मां त्वं हि भुङ्क्ष्व भोगान्मया सह । जन्मनाशो भवेत्पश्चान्न त्वं नान्यो भवेन्मम

Transliteration

pariṇīya tu māṃ tvaṃ hi bhuṅkṣva bhogānmayā saha | janmanāśo bhavetpaścānna tvaṃ nānyo bhavenmama

Translation

“پہلے شاستری طریقے سے مجھ سے نکاح/ویواہ کرو؛ پھر میرے ساتھ مل کر بھوگ کے سکھ بھوگو۔ اس کے بعد اگر جان بھی چلی جائے تو بھی میرے لیے کوئی دوسرا نہ ہو—نہ تم زبردستی کرنے والے بن کر، نہ کوئی اور۔”

Word by Word

• pariṇīya: having married
• pariṇīya: Sambandha (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-ṇī (परि + नी धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव-कृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); ‘having married (led around)’

• tu: then/but
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अन्वय/विरोधार्थक-अव्यय

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• bhuṅkṣva: enjoy/consume
• bhuṅkṣva: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhuj (भुज् धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• bhogān: enjoyments
• bhogān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• mayā: with me / by me
• mayā: Sahakari (Instrument/साधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd case/instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakaraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-शब्दः; सहार्थक-अव्यय (postposition taking instrumental)

• janmanāśaḥ: destruction of life/birth (death)
• janmanāśaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janma (प्रातिपदिक) + nāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: जन्मनः नाशः); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• bhavet: may happen/would occur
• bhavet: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• paścāt: afterwards
• paścāt: Sambandha (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paścāt (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/अनन्तरवाचक-अव्यय (afterwards)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• anyaḥ: another (man)
• anyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• bhavet: may be
• bhavet: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• mama: of me / mine
• mama: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Kanyā (the maiden/cowherd girl)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha-context (general)

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The maiden sets a clear condition: marriage first. She stands near a river altar with flowers; the suitor is shown listening, tension easing into negotiation; symbols of vivāha (garlands, sacred fire) are hinted.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma prioritizes lawful rites (pariṇaya) over impulse; intimate union is framed as legitimate only within proper marriage.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is mentioned; the verse is part of the Revā (Narmadā) narrative discourse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, proper marriage (pariṇaya) according to accepted rites is required before conjugal enjoyment.