Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 88

Devanagari script

एषा सामवती नाम सुता तस्य द्विजन्मनः । भूत्वा सुमेधसः पत्नी कामभोगेन युज्यताम्

Transliteration

eṣā sāmavatī nāma sutā tasya dvijanmanaḥ | bhūtvā sumedhasaḥ patnī kāmabhogena yujyatām

Translation

“此乃那位二次生者之女，名为娑摩伐底（Sāmavatī）。愿她成为苏美陀诃（Sumedhas）之妻，与之同享婚姻之乐。”

Word by Word

• eṣā: this (girl)
• eṣā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• sāmavatī: Sāmavatī
• sāmavatī: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāmavatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• nāma: by name
• nāma: Sambandha (Appositive marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नामनिर्देशार्थक (indeclinable used to indicate name)

• sutā: daughter
• sutā: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sutā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• dvi-janmanaḥ: of the twice-born (brahmin)
• dvi-janmanaḥ: Sambandha (Genitive apposition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvi (प्रातिपदिक) + janman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समासः—द्विगु (द्वे जन्मनी यस्य = द्विजन्मा)

• bhūtvā: having become
• bhūtvā: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having become’

• sumedhasaḥ: of Sumedhas
• sumedhasaḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su-medhas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (सु + मेधस्)

• patnī: wife
• patnī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: patnī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• kāma-bhogena: through enjoyment of desire
• kāma-bhogena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक) + bhoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (कामस्य भोगः)

• yujyatām: let (her) be united
• yujyatām: Kriya (Injunctive action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yuj (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; विध्यर्थे—‘let her be joined/engaged’

Speaker

Devī (implied continuation)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rājā and attendants (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devī indicates a maiden Sāmavatī and directs her marriage to Sumedhas; the scene suggests a betrothal moment with auspicious symbols.

Characters & Entities

• Sāmavatī
• Sumedhas
• Dvijanmā (brāhmaṇa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Householder life (gṛhastha) and marriage are presented as dharmic, and can be guided by divine ordinance for welfare and continuity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is detailed; the verse indicates a divinely sanctioned marital union.