Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 63
Devanagari script
विवाहो हि महाभाग अविद्यामूल एव च । तस्मात्सर्वे वयं याम उद्वाहार्थं च संप्रति
Transliteration
vivāho hi mahābhāga avidyāmūla eva ca | tasmātsarve vayaṃ yāma udvāhārthaṃ ca saṃprati
Translation
Ô bienheureux, le mariage a véritablement sa racine dans l’ignorance (l’illusion du monde). C’est pourquoi, allons tous maintenant accomplir les rites nuptiaux.
Word by Word
विवाहःmarriage
विवाहः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootविवाह (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)
हिindeed/for
हि:
Sambandha (Modifier/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (अव्यय)
Formहेतौ/निश्चये-अव्यय (particle: for/indeed)
महाभागO fortunate one
महाभाग:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootमहाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (singular)
अविद्यामूलःrooted in ignorance
अविद्यामूलः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअविद्या + मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)
एवonly/indeed
एव:
Sambandha (Modifier/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (restrictive particle)
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)
तस्मात्therefore/from that
तस्मात्:
Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formतस्मात् इति पञ्चमी-एकवचन-रूपेण कारणार्थक-अव्ययवत् (ablatival: therefore/from that)
सर्वेall (of us)
सर्वे:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural)
वयम्we
वयम्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formत्रिलिङ्ग (pronoun), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural)
यामwe go
याम:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन (plural), परस्मैपदम्
उद्वाहार्थम्for the sake of the wedding
उद्वाहार्थम्:
Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
TypeNoun
Rootउद्वाह + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular), प्रयोजनार्थे (accusative of purpose)
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)
सम्प्रतिnow
सम्प्रति:
Kala (Time/काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम्प्रति (अव्यय)
Formकालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb: now/at present)
Speaker
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced; Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration style)
FAQs
Even socially sacred acts like marriage can be seen as tied to worldly delusion; spiritual discernment should accompany ritual action.
The broader Kedāra sacred region (Kedārakhaṇḍa) forms the setting, though this verse itself focuses on the wedding intention.
Proceeding to perform udvāha (wedding rites); no specific dāna/snān/japa is stated in this verse.