Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

विप्राग्निसाक्षिसंभूतां गृह्योक्तविधिना न्वितः । ततो विवाहे निर्वृत्त ऋचीको मुनिसत्तमः

Transliteration

viprāgnisākṣisaṃbhūtāṃ gṛhyoktavidhinā nvitaḥ | tato vivāhe nirvṛtta ṛcīko munisattamaḥ

Translation

برہمنوں اور مقدس آگ کو گواہ بنا کر، گِرہیہ وِدھی کے بتائے ہوئے طریقے کے مطابق نکاح/ویواہ مکمل ہوا۔ پھر رِچیک مُنی—مُنیوں میں برتر—اس شادی میں سیراب و مسرور ہوا۔

Word by Word

• विप्र-अग्नि-साक्षि-संभूताम्: born/solemnized with Brahmins and fire as witnesses
• विप्र-अग्नि-साक्षि-संभूताम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विप्र + अग्नि + साक्षि + संभूता (सम्-भू (धातु) से क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (कन्याम्—पूर्वश्लोकानुसन्धान)

• गृह्य-उक्त-विधिना: by the procedure stated in the Gṛhya (rites)
• गृह्य-उक्त-विधिना: Karana (Instrument/means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह्य + उक्त + विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; साधन/प्रकारवाचक

• अन्वितः: endowed/attended (with)
• अन्वितः: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक; √इ (धातु) से क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘युक्त/समन्वित’

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, तदनन्तर

• विवाहे: in the marriage (rite)
• विवाहे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• निर्वृत्तः: was completed/accomplished
• निर्वृत्तः: Kriya (State/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर्-वृत् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘समाप्त/सम्पन्न’

• ऋचीकः: Ṛcīka
• ऋचीकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋचीक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मुनि-सत्तमः: the best of sages
• मुनि-सत्तमः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपाधि/विशेषणवत् (ऋचीकस्य)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic ākhyāna voice; specific speaker not explicit in this snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Vedic wedding: sacred fire blazing at center, brāhmaṇas chanting, Ṛcīka and the bride performing prescribed gṛhya rites; the atmosphere is solemn and auspicious.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛcīka
• Agni (sacred fire)
• Vipra (Brahmins)
• Gṛhya rites

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It affirms that saṃskāras (sacraments) gain sanctity through śāstra-guided procedure, with Agni and learned witnesses grounding the act in dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is explicitly named in this verse; it supports the larger sacred narrative setting of the chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Marriage is to be performed according to Gṛhya-vidhi, with Brahmins and Agni as witnesses.