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

Vừa khóc, nàng nói với mẹ: “Mẹ xem việc đã làm kia! Phụ thân đã gả con một cách hết sức bất xứng, lại còn cho con về với một tân lang như thế.”

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.