Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

विज्ञाय दोषमुभयोः कन्यायाश्च वरस्य च । संबंधं रचयेत्पश्चादन्यथा दोषभाक्पिता

Transliteration

vijñāya doṣamubhayoḥ kanyāyāśca varasya ca | saṃbaṃdhaṃ racayetpaścādanyathā doṣabhākpitā

Translation

دلہن اور دولہا—دونوں کے عیب (اور اہلیت) جانچ لینے کے بعد ہی باپ کو رشتہ طے کرنا چاہیے؛ ورنہ باپ بھی اس عیب میں شریکِ جرم ٹھہرتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• विज्ञाय: having ascertained
• विज्ञाय: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि+ज्ञा (धातु) + ल्यप् (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• दोषम्: fault
• दोषम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• उभयोः: of both
• उभयोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन; ‘of both’

• कन्यायाः: of the girl
• कन्यायाः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

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

• वरस्य: of the groom
• वरस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

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

• संबन्धम्: relationship (marriage alliance)
• संबन्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्+बन्ध (धातु/प्रातिपदिक) → सम्बन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• रचयेत्: should arrange
• रचयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रच् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: afterwards)

• अन्यथा: otherwise
• अन्यथा: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: otherwise)

• दोषभाक्: partaker of fault, blameworthy
• दोषभाक्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दोष (प्रातिपदिक) + भज् (धातु) → भाक् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (‘दोषं भजते/भागी’)

• पिता: the father
• पिता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A father consulting a family priest and elders, reviewing omens/documents or hearing reports about the prospective groom and bride; a balanced, calm scene of inquiry and decision-making.

Characters & Entities

• Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma requires careful discernment and responsibility in forming family alliances; negligence makes the guardian morally accountable.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse belongs to the Kāśī Khaṇḍa discourse; it offers general dharma counsel within Kāśī’s sacred narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A procedural rule for marriage: examine suitability (doṣa-parīkṣā) of both parties before arranging saṃbandha.