Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

आज्यभागं तदा दत्त्वा गन्धर्वाय गवात्मजाः । देवानां पूर्वजानां च सूर्याचंद्रमसोस्तथा

Transliteration

ājyabhāgaṃ tadā dattvā gandharvāya gavātmajāḥ | devānāṃ pūrvajānāṃ ca sūryācaṃdramasostathā

Translation

پھر گوالوں کے بیٹوں نے گندھرو کو آجیَ بھاگ (گھی کی آہوتی کا حصہ) پیش کیا، اور اسی طرح قدیم دیوتاؤں کو بھی، نیز سورج اور چاند کو بھی حصے چڑھائے۔

Word by Word

• आज्यभागम्: a share/portion of ghee
• आज्यभागम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्य + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (आज्यस्य भागः)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वक्रिया; धातुः दा

• गन्धर्वाय: to the Gandharva
• गन्धर्वाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• गवात्मजाः: the sons of the cows (cow-born ones)
• गवात्मजाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गव् (गो) + आत्मज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गवां आत्मजाः = sons of cows/cowherd lineage)

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• पूर्वजानाम्: of the earlier-born/ancient ones
• पूर्वजानाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्वज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; विशेषण (देवानाम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• सूर्य: of the Sun
• सूर्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (समास/द्वन्द्व-पूर्वपद-रूपेण)

• चन्द्रमसोः: of the Moon (together: of Sun and Moon)
• चन्द्रमसोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्रमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन; (सूर्य-चन्द्रमसोः = of the Sun and the Moon)

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (also/thus)

Speaker

Vyāsa (contextual continuation)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: nṛpa (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A homa is underway; ghee is offered in measured portions. The Gandharva is honored, while subtle iconographic presences of elder devas, Sun and Moon appear above the altar as recipients of the ājyabhāga.

Characters & Entities

• Gandharva
• Gavātmajāḥ
• Devas (pūrvajāḥ)
• Sūrya
• Candra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even non-standard marriage contexts are framed within sacrificial order—acknowledging cosmic powers through offering.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tirtha is specified; the verse focuses on ritual protocol connected to Gandharva-style marriage.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Giving ājyabhāga (a ghee-offering portion) to the Gandharva and to deities such as the Sun and Moon.