Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 67

Devanagari script

रत्नासनसहस्राढ्यं शतयोजनविस्तृतम् । विवाहमंडपं शर्वो विवेशानुचरावृतः

Transliteration

ratnāsanasahasrāḍhyaṃ śatayojanavistṛtam | vivāhamaṃḍapaṃ śarvo viveśānucarāvṛtaḥ

Translation

Riche de milliers de sièges sertis de joyaux et s’étendant sur cent yojanas, Śarva (Śiva) entra dans le pavillon nuptial, entouré de ses serviteurs.

Word by Word

• ratna-āsana-sahasra-āḍhyam: rich with thousands of jeweled seats
• ratna-āsana-sahasra-āḍhyam: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ratna (प्रातिपदिक) + āsana (प्रातिपदिक) + sahasra (प्रातिपदिक) + āḍhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (ratnāsanasahasreṇa āḍhyam), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (vivāhamaṃḍapam)

• śata-yojana-vistṛtam: spread over a hundred yojanas
• śata-yojana-vistṛtam: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śata (प्रातिपदिक) + yojana (प्रातिपदिक) + vistṛta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √stṛ/√vṛt क्त)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (śata-yojanam), ततः कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-भावेन 'śatayojanena vistṛtam'; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• vivāha-maṃḍapam: wedding pavilion
• vivāha-maṃḍapam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vivāha (प्रातिपदिक) + maṃḍapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (vivāhasya maṃḍapaḥ), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• śarvaḥ: Śarva (Śiva)
• śarvaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• viveśa: entered
• viveśa: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√viś (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• anucara-āvṛtaḥ: surrounded by attendants
• anucara-āvṛtaḥ: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anucara (प्रातिपदिक) + āvṛta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; ā-√vṛ क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (anucaraiḥ āvṛtaḥ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (śarvaḥ)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śarva (Śiva), surrounded by gaṇas, enters the immense wedding pavilion filled with thousands of jeweled seats, the hall stretching beyond ordinary measure.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Śarva)
• Śiva’s attendants (anucara)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord’s presence sanctifies the ritual space; divine majesty underscores the sacredness of marriage as a dharmic institution.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse magnifies the divine wedding setting within the Purāṇic narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rule; it situates Śiva’s entrance as part of the wedding proceedings.