Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 23

Devanagari script

सहितः सकलैर्देवैः कुतूहलपरायणः । गिरिजार्थं समायुक्तो वरः सोऽपि महेश्वरः

Transliteration

sahitaḥ sakalairdevaiḥ kutūhalaparāyaṇaḥ | girijārthaṃ samāyukto varaḥ so'pi maheśvaraḥ

Translation

Begleitet von allen Göttern und von erwartungsvollem Staunen erfüllt, stand Maheśvara selbst — obgleich der höchste Herr — bereit als Bräutigam um Girijā willen.

Word by Word

• सहितः: accompanied
• सहितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-√धा/√ह (धातु) + क्त-प्रत्यय (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle in adjectival sense ‘accompanied’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सकलैः: with all
• सकलैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘देवैः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• देवैः: by/with the gods
• देवैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (सह/करण), बहुवचन

• कुतूहलपरायणः: intent on curiosity; eager
• कुतूहलपरायणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुतूहल + परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• गिरिजार्थम्: for Girijā’s sake
• गिरिजार्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिजा + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य), एकवचन; ‘गिरिजायाः अर्थम्’

• समायुक्तः: assembled/associated; joined
• समायुक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-√युज् (धातु) + क्त-प्रत्यय (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘(सः) समायुक्तः’

• वरः: the excellent one; boon-giver
• वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपेक्षार्थक अव्यय (particle)

• महेश्वरः: Mahēśvara (the Great Lord)
• महेश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Deductive (narrator in Nāgara Khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Maheśvara as bridegroom, surrounded by all devas, poised with auspicious readiness for Girijā; a cosmic wedding procession atmosphere.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśvara (Śiva)
• Girijā (Pārvatī)
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Supreme freely enters human-like rites out of compassion and love, making dharma radiant and accessible.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not named in this verse; it contributes to the chapter’s overall sacred narrative within a tīrtha-mahātmya section.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new prescription is stated here; it emphasizes the bridegroom’s readiness and the divine assembly witnessing the rite.