Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 72

Devanagari script

देवकार्येण केनापि देवो वै ज्ञापितः प्रभुः । उपयेमे हरो देवीमुमां त्रिभुवनेश्वरीम्

Transliteration

devakāryeṇa kenāpi devo vai jñāpitaḥ prabhuḥ | upayeme haro devīmumāṃ tribhuvaneśvarīm

Translation

Durch ein göttliches Wirken wurde der Herr rechtmäßig unterrichtet; und Hara nahm die Göttin Umā, die Herrin der drei Welten, zur Gemahlin.

Word by Word

• देव-कार्येण: due to a divine task
• देव-कार्येण: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवानां कार्यम्)

• केनापि: by someone
• केनापि: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थक (by someone)

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis)

• ज्ञापितः: was informed
• ज्ञापितः: Kriya (Predicative/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु) + णिच् (causative) + क्त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगः (was informed)

• प्रभुः: the Lord
• प्रभुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; देवस्य विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन

• उपयेमे: married; took (as wife)
• उपयेमे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; 'married/took (as wife)'

• हरः: Hara (Śiva)
• हरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• देवीम्: the goddess
• देवीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• उमाम्: Umā
• उमाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; देवीम् इति समानाधिकरण (apposition)

• त्रिभुवन-ईश्वरीम्: mistress of the three worlds
• त्रिभुवन-ईश्वरीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + भुवन (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (त्रिभुवनस्य ईश्वरी)

Speaker

Sārasvata (contextual continuation)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Interlocutor in the Vastrāpatha-māhātmya frame (not specified)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A celestial announcement and auspicious wedding: Hara takes Umā as bride; devas witness; sacred fire, garlands, and Himalayan backdrop; Umā portrayed as trilokēśvarī with regal composure.

Characters & Entities

• Hara (Śiva)
• Umā
• Tribhuvaneśvarī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Cosmic order advances through divine intention; the union of Śiva and Umā signifies harmony of consciousness and power in dharmic governance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse belongs to the Vastrāpathakṣetra Māhātmya (Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa), where such divine events enhance the sanctity of the place.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed; it is narrative theology centered on the divine marriage.