Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 55

Devanagari script

यश्चस्त्रिया समायोगः पंचयज्ञादिकर्मभिः । विश्वोपकृतये सृष्टा मूढैर्हा साध्यतेऽन्यथा

Transliteration

yaścastriyā samāyogaḥ paṃcayajñādikarmabhiḥ | viśvopakṛtaye sṛṣṭā mūḍhairhā sādhyate'nyathā

Translation

بیوی کے ساتھ رفاقت اور پانچ مہایَجْن وغیرہ کے فرائض—یہ سب جگت کی بھلائی کے لیے بنائے گئے تھے؛ مگر افسوس، گمراہ لوگ انہیں بگڑے ہوئے طریقے سے اختیار کرتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• यः: who/that which
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

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

• स्त्रिया: with a woman
• स्त्रिया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• समायोगः: union/association
• समायोगः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्-आ-युज् (धातु) → समायोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• पञ्चयज्ञादिकर्मभिः: by acts such as the five sacrifices
• पञ्चयज्ञादिकर्मभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च-यज्ञ-आदि-कर्म (प्रातिपदिक; पञ्च + यज्ञ + आदि + कर्म)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (आदि-समास/निर्देश)

• विश्वोपकृतये: for the benefit of the world
• विश्वोपकृतये: Sampradana (Recipient/Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व-उपकृति (प्रातिपदिक; विश्व + उपकृति)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (विश्वस्य उपकृतिः)

• सृष्टा: created/ordained
• सृष्टा: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सृज् (धातु) → सृष्ट (कृदन्त-भूतकर्मणि/क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• मूढैः: by fools/deluded people
• मूढैः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूढ (प्रातिपदिक; सृज्/मुह्-सम्बद्ध विशेषण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेष्य-रूपेण (by the deluded)

• हा: alas!
• हा: Sambandha (Exclamation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हा (अव्यय)
• Form: विस्मय/शोकबोधक-निपात (interjection)

• साध्यते: is accomplished/pursued
• साध्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: साध् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• अन्यथा: otherwise/wrongly
• अन्यथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration to sages)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A householder couple before a domestic fire-altar, offering oblations and feeding guests, while shadowy figures symbolize delusion twisting sacred union into mere indulgence.

Characters & Entities

• Pañcamahāyajña (five great sacrifices)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Marriage and household rites exist for loka-saṅgraha (world welfare); misuse stems from delusion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; the verse speaks about universal household dharma rather than a particular pilgrimage place.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Reference to pañcamahāyajñas (five great sacrifices) as core gṛhastha duties.