Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

तस्मात्पाणिग्रहं तस्याः स्वीकुरुष्व सुरेश्वर । अत्यन्तरूपयुक्ताया मम वाक्यप्रणोदितः

Transliteration

tasmātpāṇigrahaṃ tasyāḥ svīkuruṣva sureśvara | atyantarūpayuktāyā mama vākyapraṇoditaḥ

Translation

C’est pourquoi, ô Souverain des dieux, accepte sa main en mariage—elle dont la beauté surpasse toute mesure—touché par ma supplication.

Word by Word

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात् इति सर्वनाम-प्रयोगः अव्ययवत् (हेतौ/तस्मात् = therefore); पञ्चमी-एकवचन-रूपम्

• pāṇi-graham: hand-taking (marriage)
• pāṇi-graham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāṇi (प्रातिपदिक) + graha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी): 'पाणेः ग्रहः' = taking the hand (marriage); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• svīkuruṣva: accept (you)
• svīkuruṣva: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: svi-√kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; 'स्वीकुरु' इत्यस्य रूपम्

• sureśvara: O lord of the gods
• sureśvara: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: 'सुराणाम् ईश्वरः'; पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• atyanta-rūpa-yuktāyāḥ: of her who is exceedingly beautiful
• atyanta-rūpa-yuktāyāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: atyanta (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक) + yukta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास (बहुपद-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय-प्राय): 'अत्यन्तं रूपं यस्याः सा' इत्यर्थे; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; तस्याः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन

• vākya-praṇoditaḥ: urged by (my) words
• vākya-praṇoditaḥ: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक) + pra-√nud (धातु) (क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: 'वाक्येन प्रणोदितः' = urged by (my) words; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (त्वम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

Speaker

Brāhmaṇa petitioner (contextual; addressing Viṣṇu)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A reverent petitioner, hands folded, implores the Lord of gods to accept the maiden’s hand; the maiden’s surpassing beauty is mentioned but kept modest, with emphasis on divine approval.

Characters & Entities

• Sureśvara
• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is advanced through proper social rites such as marriage, approached with reverence and rightful petition.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse belongs to a tīrtha-glorifying section (Tīrthamāhātmya), but this particular shloka does not name the site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pāṇigrahaṇa (the formal ‘taking of the hand’) is referenced as the defining act of marriage.