Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 91

Devanagari script

स्वयंवरं प्रमुदितः सर्वलोकेष्वघोषयत् । अश्विनो द्वादशादित्या गन्धर्वरुडोरगाः

Transliteration

svayaṃvaraṃ pramuditaḥ sarvalokeṣvaghoṣayat | aśvino dvādaśādityā gandharvaruḍoragāḥ

Translation

Voller Freude ließ er in allen Welten den Svayaṃvara ausrufen und lud die beiden Aśvins, die zwölf Ādityas, die Gandharvas, die Garuḍas und die Nāgas ein.

Word by Word

• स्वयंवरम्: the svayaṃvara (self-choice ceremony)
• स्वयंवरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वयम् + वर (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (स्वयं क्रियते इति/स्वयम् + वरः)

• प्रमुदितः: joyful
• प्रमुदितः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + मुद् (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त)

• सर्वलोकेषु: in all worlds
• सर्वलोकेषु: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + लोक (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषु लोकेषु)

• अघोषयत्: proclaimed
• अघोषयत्: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + घोष् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• अश्विनौ: the two Aśvins
• अश्विनौ: Karta (Listed subjects/कर्ता-समुच्चय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

• द्वादशादित्याः: the twelve Ādityas
• द्वादशादित्याः: Karta (Listed subjects/कर्ता-समुच्चय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादश + आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; द्विगु-समासः (द्वादश आदित्याः)

• गन्धर्वरुडोरगाः: Gandharvas, Rudras, and serpents
• गन्धर्वरुडोरगाः: Karta (Listed subjects/कर्ता-समुच्चय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व + रुड + उरग (प्रातिपदिक-त्रय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (गन्धर्वाः च रुडाः च उरगाः च)

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa) (contextual attribution within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Messengers and divine heralds proclaim the svayaṃvara; celestial beings—Aśvins, twelve Ādityas, Gandharvas, Garuḍas, Nāgas—move through sky-lanes toward the Himalayan court; banners, conches, and drums resound.

Characters & Entities

• Himācala (implicit announcer)
• Aśvins
• Dvādaśa Ādityas
• Gandharvas
• Garuḍas
• Nāgas/Uragas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharmic rites like svayaṃvara are portrayed as cosmic events—when aligned with divine will, even celestial beings participate, magnifying sacred order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is mentioned; the emphasis is on a multi-world (sarvaloka) proclamation and assembly.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The svayaṃvara is announced as a formal marriage rite; the verse indicates invitations to various divine classes.