Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

द्वापरे तु द्वितीये वै दत्ता त्वं पर्वतेन मे । विवाहे चैव संजाते सर्वदेवमनोरमे

Transliteration

dvāpare tu dvitīye vai dattā tvaṃ parvatena me | vivāhe caiva saṃjāte sarvadevamanorame

Translation

Im zweiten Dvāpara-Zeitalter gab der Berg (Himālaya) dich wahrlich mir; und als die Vermählung stattfand, entzückte sie alle Götter.

Word by Word

• द्वापरे: in the Dvāpara (age)
• द्वापरे: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वापर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; कालवाचक-सप्तमी (locative of time)

• तु: but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अन्वयार्थक-निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• द्वितीये: in the second
• द्वितीये: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘द्वापरे’)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• दत्ता: given (in marriage)
• दत्ता: Karma (Predicate state of object/कर्म-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त-भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृत् (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘त्वम्’ इत्यस्य विधेय-विशेषणम्

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; स्त्रीलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग-प्रयोगे, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• पर्वतेन: by Parvata
• पर्वतेन: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण/कर्तृ-हेतौ (agent/instrumental)

• मे: to me / my
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (possessive)

• विवाहे: in the marriage
• विवाहे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction: and)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (emphasis: just/indeed)

• संजाते: having happened / occurred
• संजाते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + जन् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle); पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘विवाहे’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम् (locative absolute sense: when the marriage had occurred)

• सर्वदेवमनोरमे: O delight of all the gods
• सर्वदेवमनोरमे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वदेव + मनोरमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: सर्वदेवानां मनोरमा)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Himālaya offers Pārvatī to Śiva; the divine wedding unfolds, enchanting the assembled gods—an archetypal kalyāṇa scene with celestial witnesses.

Characters & Entities

• Dvāpara-yuga
• Parvata (Himālaya)
• Śiva
• Devī (Pārvatī)
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The divine union is portrayed as cosmic harmony—an auspicious event that benefits and gladdens the entire divine order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The overarching glorification is of Prabhāsa-kṣetra; this verse supplies sacred backstory within that section.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it narrates the auspiciousness of the divine wedding.