Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 167

Devanagari script

पदसंहतिमार्गेण मुनिभिर्बहुभिर्वृतः । तेन दृष्टाऽथ सा कन्या कृतकौतुकमंगला

Transliteration

padasaṃhatimārgeṇa munibhirbahubhirvṛtaḥ | tena dṛṣṭā'tha sā kanyā kṛtakautukamaṃgalā

Translation

Sur le chemin bien foulé, entouré de nombreux sages, il vit alors la jeune fille—parée du fil nuptial de bon augure et des rites propices.

Word by Word

• पदसंहतिमार्गेण: by the path of clustered footprints
• पदसंहतिमार्गेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद-संहति-मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (पदानां संहति: यस्य सः मार्गः)

• मुनिभिः: by sages
• मुनिभिः: Kartr (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• बहुभिः: many
• बहुभिः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; मुनिभिः इति विशेषणम्

• वृतः: surrounded
• वृतः: Karta (Predicate/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृ (धातु) → वृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (surrounded)

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Kartr (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• दृष्टा: was seen
• दृष्टा: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृश् (धातु) → दृष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (seen)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Sequence/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरवाचक-अव्यय

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• कन्या: the girl
• कन्या: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• कृतकौतुकमङ्गला: having performed auspicious rites/ceremonies
• कृतकौतुकमङ्गला: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत + कौतुक + मङ्गला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः—‘कृतं कौतुकं मङ्गलं यस्याः सा’ (having performed auspicious rites)

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim road leading toward a sacred precinct; many ṛṣis stand in a semicircle as a maiden appears with auspicious wedding adornments, her posture tense as if anticipating judgment.

Characters & Entities

• Munis (sages)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is upheld through proper rites and consent; the outward signs of marriage intensify responsibility and accountability.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; the tīrtha context is implicit in the section heading.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Reference to marriage auspicious observances (kautuka/maṅgala), but no explicit prescription is given.