Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

शिवस्योद्वहनं विप्राः शिवेन परिभाविताः । परं हर्षं समापन्ना दृष्ट्वा तौ दंपती तदा

Transliteration

śivasyodvahanaṃ viprāḥ śivena paribhāvitāḥ | paraṃ harṣaṃ samāpannā dṛṣṭvā tau daṃpatī tadā

Translation

Ô brāhmaṇas, en voyant la procession nuptiale de Śiva, et le cœur intérieurement pénétré de la présence même de Śiva, ils furent saisis d’une joie suprême en contemplant alors ce couple divin.

Word by Word

• शिवस्य: of Śiva
• शिवस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन — Masculine, Genitive (6th), Singular

• उद्वहनम्: wedding; carrying forth (procession)
• उद्वहनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म) / Vishaya (Topic/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्+वह् (धातु) + उद्वहन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Nom/Acc Singular

• विप्राः: brāhmaṇas
• विप्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative Plural

• शिवेन: by Śiva
• शिवेन: Karana (Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — Masculine, Instrumental Singular

• परिभाविताः: filled/affected (with emotion)
• परिभाविताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि+भू (धातु) + परिभावित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Past passive participle, Masculine, Nominative Plural

• परम्: supreme; great
• परम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative Singular

• हर्षम्: joy
• हर्षम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative Singular

• समापन्नाः: having attained; having come to
• समापन्नाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+आपद् (धातु) + समापन्न (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Past participle, Masculine, Nominative Plural

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund) — Gerund (having seen)

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (द्विवचन-रूप), द्वितीया/प्रथमा, द्विवचन — Pronoun, Dual, Nom/Acc Dual

• दंपती: the couple (husband and wife)
• दंपती: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दम्पती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, द्विवचन — Masculine, Accusative Dual

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala-adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time) — Indeclinable temporal adverb

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brāhmaṇas and assembled beings behold Śiva’s wedding procession; their faces glow with devotion, bodies thrilled (romāñca implied), hands folded; the divine couple appears radiant at the center.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Pārvatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True darśana of Śiva and Śakti transforms the heart, producing a joy that is itself a sign of divine permeation (anugraha).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra (Kedārakhaṇḍa’s sacred geography), where Śiva’s presence sanctifies the landscape and the devotees’ minds.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse emphasizes darśana (seeing the divine couple) and the resulting devotional uplift.