Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 91

Devanagari script

तस्माद्यथोक्तविधिना कर्तुमर्हसि सुव्रत । विवाहं स्वं महाभाग देवानां कार्यसिद्धये

Transliteration

tasmādyathoktavidhinā kartumarhasi suvrata | vivāhaṃ svaṃ mahābhāga devānāṃ kāryasiddhaye

Translation

فلذلك، يا صاحب النذر الكريم، يا ذا الحظ السعيد، ينبغي لك أن تُقيم زواجك أنت وفق الشعيرة المقرّرة، لتتحقق غايةُ الآلهة وتتمّ أعمالهم.

Word by Word

• tasmāt: therefore; from that
• tasmāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन

• yathokta: as stated
• yathokta: Sambandha (Qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yathā + ukta (कृत्)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास (yathā + ukta), विशेषणम्; ukta = वच्(धातु) क्त-प्रत्यय (said)

• vidhinā: by the procedure
• vidhinā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• kartum: to perform
• kartum: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (infinitive), कर्तुम् = ‘to do’

• arhasi: you should; you are fit
• arhasi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arh (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• suvrata: O one of good vows
• suvrata: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suvrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (su + vrata), पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन

• vivāham: marriage
• vivāham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vivāha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• svam: your own
• svam: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier of vivāham)

• mahābhāga: O greatly fortunate one
• mahābhāga: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahābhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (mahā + bhāga), पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन

• devānām: of the gods
• devānām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• kāryasiddhaye: for the accomplishment of the task
• kāryasiddhaye: Sampradana (Recipient/Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāryasiddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (kārya + siddhi), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन

Speaker

Pārvatī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (contextual frame)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A respectful exhortation scene: a revered speaker instructs a noble-vowed figure to conduct marriage by proper rite, with devas subtly present as beneficiaries of the rite’s success.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• Śiva
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred ends are best achieved through sacred means—proper ritual order (vidhi) supports cosmic order (ṛta/dharma).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is situated within Kedārakhaṇḍa’s Himalayan sanctity, but it emphasizes dharmic procedure rather than a named pilgrimage site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Explicit prescription: perform vivāha according to yathokta-vidhi (the properly enjoined rite).