Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

वेदोक्तेन विधानेन तां कन्यां समयोजयत् । पाणिग्रहेण विधिना द्विजातिगणसंवृतः

Transliteration

vedoktena vidhānena tāṃ kanyāṃ samayojayat | pāṇigraheṇa vidhinā dvijātigaṇasaṃvṛtaḥ

Translation

ویدوں میں بتائے ہوئے طریقے کے مطابق اُس نے اُس کنیا کا سنجوگ (نکاح) کرایا۔ دوِجوں کے ہجوم میں گھرا ہوا، پाणی گرہن یعنی دلہن کا ہاتھ تھامنے کی درست رسم سے یہ کرم پورا ہوا۔

Word by Word

• वेदोक्तेन: prescribed by the Veda
• वेदोक्तेन: Karana (Qualifier/करण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद + उक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (वेदेन उक्तम्) ‘enjoined in the Veda’

• विधानेन: by the procedure/rite
• विधानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• कन्याम्: the maiden
• कन्याम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• समयोजयत्: joined/united (in marriage)
• समयोजयत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-युज् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (भूतकाल/Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• पाणिग्रहेण: by the rite of hand-taking
• पाणिग्रहेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाणि + ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (पाणेः ग्रहणम्) ‘hand-taking’

• विधिना: according to the rule
• विधिना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• द्विजातिगणसंवृतः: surrounded by the assembly of twice-born
• द्विजातिगणसंवृतः: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्विजाति + गण + संवृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (द्विजातीनां गणेन संवृतः) ‘surrounded by a group of twice-born’

Speaker

Deductive (narrator in Nāgara Khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Vedic wedding rite: the maiden and bridegroom joined by pāṇigraha before the sacred fire, surrounded by rows of twice-born chanting and holding ritual implements.

Characters & Entities

• Veda
• Dvijātis (twice-born)
• Pāṇigraha (marriage rite)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is safeguarded by śāstra: even exalted events are performed in alignment with Vedic injunctions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse; it describes the Vedic rite within a tīrthamāhātmya narrative setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Vedo-kta marriage procedure and pāṇigraha (taking the bride’s hand) are explicitly stated.