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

Darum, o du von edlem Gelübde, o Begnadeter, sollst du deine eigene Vermählung nach dem vorgeschriebenen Ritus vollziehen lassen, damit das Werk der Götter gelinge.

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).