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Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

तस्मात्त्वया गिरिजा देव शंभो गृहीतव्या पाणिना दक्षिणेन । पाणिग्रहेणैव महानुभाव दत्ता गिरीन्द्रेण च तां कुरुष्व

Transliteration

tasmāttvayā girijā deva śaṃbho gṛhītavyā pāṇinā dakṣiṇena | pāṇigraheṇaiva mahānubhāva dattā girīndreṇa ca tāṃ kuruṣva

Translation

C’est pourquoi, ô Śambhu divin, tu dois prendre Girijā par la main droite en mariage. Ô âme magnanime, reçois-la—elle t’a été donnée par le Seigneur des montagnes—par l’acte même de la prise de main.

Word by Word
तस्मात्therefore
तस्मात्:
Hetu (Reason)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formतस्मात्-इति अव्ययीभूत-प्रयोग (ablatival adverb): हेत्वर्थे ‘therefore’
त्वयाby you
त्वया:
Kartr̥ (Agent)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formतृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन
गिरिजाGirijā (Pārvatī)
गिरिजा:
Karma (Object to be taken)
TypeNoun
Rootगिरिजा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
देवO god
देव:
Sambodhana (Address)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन
शंभोO Śambhu
शंभो:
Sambodhana (Address)
TypeNoun
Rootशंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन
गृहीतव्याmust be taken (as wife)
गृहीतव्या:
Kriya (Obligation predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootग्रह् (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृदन्त)
Formतव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/obligatory), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि—‘to be taken’ (agreeing with गिरिजा)
पाणिनाwith the hand
पाणिना:
Karana (Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootपाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन
दक्षिणेनright (hand)
दक्षिणेन:
Karana (Instrument)
TypeAdjective
Rootदक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of पाणिना)
पाणिग्रहेणby the rite of taking the hand
पाणिग्रहेण:
Karana (Means)
TypeNoun
Rootपाणि + ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-प्रयोग, तृतीया, एकवचन; ‘hand-taking’ (marriage rite)
एवindeed, only
एव:
Sambandha (Emphasis)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअवधारण-निपात (restrictive particle)
महानुभावO great-souled one
महानुभाव:
Sambodhana (Address)
TypeNoun
Rootमहा + अनुभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन
दत्ताgiven
दत्ता:
Kriya (Predicate complement)
TypeVerb
Rootदा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि—‘given’ (agreeing with ताम्/गिरिजाम्)
गिरीन्द्रेणby the lord of mountains (Himālaya)
गिरीन्द्रेण:
Karana (Agent/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootगिरि + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)
ताम्her
ताम्:
Karma (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
कुरुष्वdo (it), accept (her)
कुरुष्व:
Kriya (Command)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
Formलोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद
Speaker

Brahmā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Himalayan Śaiva sphere)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śiva (Śambhu)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā urges Śiva to accept Girijā by the right hand; Himavat’s gift is implied; the scene is charged with auspiciousness—garlands, sacred fire, and the poised gesture of pāṇigrahaṇa.

Characters & Entities
Ś
Śambhu
Ś
Śiva
G
Girijā
P
Pārvatī
G
Girīndra (Himālaya)

FAQs

Dharma is upheld through sacred rites: even cosmic purposes unfold through the sanctity of marriage and rightful union.

Kedāra-kṣetra’s Śaiva milieu is implied; the verse emphasizes the Himalayan (Girīndra) context of Girijā rather than a specific bathing-place.

Pāṇigrahaṇa (the marriage rite of taking the bride’s hand) is explicitly mentioned as the means of accepting Girijā.

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