Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 167

Devanagari script

पदसंहतिमार्गेण मुनिभिर्बहुभिर्वृतः । तेन दृष्टाऽथ सा कन्या कृतकौतुकमंगला

Transliteration

padasaṃhatimārgeṇa munibhirbahubhirvṛtaḥ | tena dṛṣṭā'tha sā kanyā kṛtakautukamaṃgalā

Translation

وعلى الطريق المطروق، وقد أحاط به كثير من الحكماء، أبصر الفتاة—مزدانة بخيط الزواج المبارك وبشعائر الهناء.

Word by Word

• पदसंहतिमार्गेण: by the path of clustered footprints
• पदसंहतिमार्गेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद-संहति-मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (पदानां संहति: यस्य सः मार्गः)

• मुनिभिः: by sages
• मुनिभिः: Kartr (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• बहुभिः: many
• बहुभिः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; मुनिभिः इति विशेषणम्

• वृतः: surrounded
• वृतः: Karta (Predicate/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृ (धातु) → वृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (surrounded)

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Kartr (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• दृष्टा: was seen
• दृष्टा: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृश् (धातु) → दृष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (seen)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Sequence/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरवाचक-अव्यय

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

• कन्या: the girl
• कन्या: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• कृतकौतुकमङ्गला: having performed auspicious rites/ceremonies
• कृतकौतुकमङ्गला: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत + कौतुक + मङ्गला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः—‘कृतं कौतुकं मङ्गलं यस्याः सा’ (having performed auspicious rites)

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim road leading toward a sacred precinct; many ṛṣis stand in a semicircle as a maiden appears with auspicious wedding adornments, her posture tense as if anticipating judgment.

Characters & Entities

• Munis (sages)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is upheld through proper rites and consent; the outward signs of marriage intensify responsibility and accountability.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; the tīrtha context is implicit in the section heading.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Reference to marriage auspicious observances (kautuka/maṅgala), but no explicit prescription is given.