Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

रोरूयमाणा जननीमाह पश्य यथा कृतम् । अतीवानुचितं दत्त्वा जनकेन तथा वरे

Transliteration

rorūyamāṇā jananīmāha paśya yathā kṛtam | atīvānucitaṃ dattvā janakena tathā vare

Translation

روتے ہوئے اس نے اپنی ماں سے کہا، 'دیکھیں یہ کیا کیا گیا ہے—میرے والد نے مجھے ایسے دولہا کے حوالے کر کے بہت نامناسب کام کیا ہے۔'

Word by Word

• रोरूयमाणा: wailing
• रोरूयमाणा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रु (धातु) → रोरूयमाण (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शानच्/Present middle participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; 'crying, wailing'

• जननीम्: (to) her mother
• जननीम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जननी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• आह: said
• आह: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह्/ब्रू (धातु; 'to say')
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पश्य: see!
• पश्य: Kriya (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यथा: how
• यथा: Kriya-vishesana (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उपमान/प्रकारवाचक) = 'how, as'

• कृतम्: has been done
• कृतम्: Kriya (Predicative/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त/PPP, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; here predicative: 'done'

• अतीव: exceedingly
• अतीव: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतीव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• अनुचितम्: improper
• अनुचितम्: Kriya (Predicative adjective/विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुचित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'improper' (as predicate of act)

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दा (धातु) → दत्त्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund); 'having given'

• जनकेन: by (my) father
• जनकेन: Kartr-karana (Agent in passive/कर्तृ-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; 'by the father'

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Kriya-vishesana (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रकार/तुल्यतावाचक) = 'thus, in that way'

• वरे: in (the matter of) the groom
• वरे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; 'in the matter of the bridegroom/choice'

Speaker

Narrator (within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa discourse; traditionally Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa to sages)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The maiden, in tears, clings to or stands before her mother, pointing toward the father’s quarters, lamenting the ‘utterly improper’ marriage-gift; the mother listens with concern.

Characters & Entities

• jananī (mother)
• janaka (father)
• vara (bridegroom)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Marriage (vivāha) must align with dharma and propriety; actions done without fitness cause sorrow and conflict.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it is a dharma-centered narrative passage within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse focuses on the impropriety of a marriage-gift/decision rather than a rite.