Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

या बांधवैः प्रदत्ता स्याद्वह्निद्विजसमागमे । गार्हस्थ्यपालनं धन्यं तया साकं हि सर्वदम्

Transliteration

yā bāṃdhavaiḥ pradattā syādvahnidvijasamāgame | gārhasthyapālanaṃ dhanyaṃ tayā sākaṃ hi sarvadam

Translation

Người nữ được thân tộc trao gả trước lửa thiêng và hàng nhị sinh—cùng nàng gìn giữ nếp sống gia thất thật là phước lành; vì với người vợ như thế, gia đạo trở thành nguồn ban mọi thịnh vượng.

Word by Word

• yā: she who
• yā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• bāṃdhavaiḥ: by relatives
• bāṃdhavaiḥ: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāndhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• pradattā: given (in marriage)
• pradattā: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra + dā (दा धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘प्रदत्ता’ = given

• syāt: may be; would be
• syāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस् धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• vahni-dvija-samāgame: at the occasion with fire and Brahmins (wedding rite)
• vahni-dvija-samāgame: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vahni (प्रातिपदिक) + dvija (प्रातिपदिक) + samāgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘समागमे’ = at the gathering/occasion; वह्नि=अग्नि, द्विज=ब्राह्मण

• gārhasthya-pālanam: maintenance of household life
• gārhasthya-pālanam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gārhasthya (प्रातिपदिक) + pālana (प्रातिपदिक; पाल् धातु-निष्पन्न)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• dhanyam: blessed; auspicious
• dhanyam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhanya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम्

• tayā: with her; by her
• tayā: Sahakari (Instrument/साधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• sākam: together with
• sākam: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sākam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (सह-अर्थे, ‘with’)

• hi: indeed; for
• hi: Avyaya (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (हेतौ/निश्चये निपात)

• sarvadam: granting everything
• sarvadam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarvada (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + द ‘to give’ इति धात्वर्थ-आश्रित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘सर्वदम्’ = all-giving

Speaker

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

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A wedding rite: sacred fire at center, a learned brāhmaṇa officiant, kin standing as witnesses, the couple performing circumambulation; the scene radiates auspicious order.

Characters & Entities

• Agni (sacred fire)
• Dvija (twice-born/Brāhmaṇa witnesses)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A dharmic marriage solemnized with sacred fire and proper witnesses supports blessed household life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is on the rite and dharma of marriage.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Marriage conducted in the presence of the sacred fire (Agni) and dvijas (ritual witnesses).