Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

अन्ये जामातरः सर्वे भर्तुस्तव पिनाकिनः । त्वमद्यैवाशु चास्माकं गृहाद्गच्छ वरं प्रति

Transliteration

anye jāmātaraḥ sarve bhartustava pinākinaḥ | tvamadyaivāśu cāsmākaṃ gṛhādgaccha varaṃ prati

Translation

Alle anderen Schwiegersöhne passen zu gewöhnlichen Gatten; doch dein Gemahl ist Pinākin—Śiva, der den Bogen trägt. Darum geh noch heute, ohne Zögern, aus unserem Haus und zu deinem Bräutigam.

Word by Word

• anye: other
• anye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन

• jāmātaraḥ: sons-in-law
• jāmātaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jāmātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन

• sarve: all
• sarve: Qualifier (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन

• bhartuḥ: of (your) husband
• bhartuḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhartṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• pinākinaḥ: followers of Pinākin (Śiva) / Śaivas
• pinākinaḥ: Predicate nominal (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pinākin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• adya: today
• adya: Adverbial (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphasis)

• āśu: quickly
• āśu: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: āśu (अव्यय)
• Form: शीघ्रार्थक-अव्यय (adverb)

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• asmākam: of us / our
• asmākam: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन

• gṛhāt: from the house
• gṛhāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचन

• gaccha: go
• gaccha: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• varam: to the bridegroom
• varam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• prati: towards
• prati: Direction (दिशा/प्रति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prati (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्यय (preposition: towards)

Speaker

Deductive (dialogue voice within Vastrāpatha-kṣetra-māhātmya; elder/relative directing the woman toward Śiva as husband)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A parental household scene: elders addressing the Goddess with urgency, pointing her toward the divine bridegroom Śiva (Pinākin), implying departure from domestic space to sacred destiny.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Pinākin

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva is set apart from all worldly standards; devotion to him overrides ordinary social comparisons and expectations.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vastrāpatha-kṣetra in the Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa; the narrative uses personal dialogue to frame the site’s Śaiva sanctity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is narrative and devotional, centering on Śiva (Pinākin) as the divine bridegroom.