Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

इष्टा सा पितृमातृभ्यां बन्धुवर्गजनस्य च । कृतं वैवाहिकं कर्म काले प्राप्ते यथाविधि

Transliteration

iṣṭā sā pitṛmātṛbhyāṃ bandhuvargajanasya ca | kṛtaṃ vaivāhikaṃ karma kāle prāpte yathāvidhi

Translation

അവള്‍ പിതാവിനും മാതാവിനും ബന്ധുവര്‍ഗത്തിനും അത്യന്തം പ്രിയയായിരുന്നു. കാലം വന്നപ്പോൾ വിധിപ്രകാരം അവളുടെ വിവാഹകർമ്മം നിർവഹിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• इष्टा: dear/beloved
• इष्टा: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इष्ट (कृदन्त; √इष् (इषँ) + क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle) विशेषण

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

• पितृभ्याम्: by/for the father
• पितृभ्याम्: Karaṇa (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति, द्विवचन (instrumental dual)

• मातृभ्याम्: by/for the mother
• मातृभ्याम्: Karaṇa (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति, द्विवचन (instrumental dual)

• बन्धु: kinsman/relative
• बन्धु: Sambandha (Relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बन्धु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद

• वर्ग: group
• वर्ग: Sambandha (Relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समासमध्यपद

• जनस्य: of the people
• जनस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/Relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बन्धुवर्गजनस्य इति समासार्थे

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• कृतम्: was done
• कृतम्: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृत (कृदन्त; √कृ (कृञ्) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; कर्मणि प्रयोगे 'was done' (finite sense)

• वैवाहिकम्: marriage-related
• वैवाहिकम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैवाहिक (प्रातिपदिक; विवाह + ठक्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्म विशेषण

• कर्म: rite/act
• कर्म: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (accusative singular)

• काले: at the time
• काले: Adhikaraṇa (Location/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (locative singular)

• प्राप्ते: when (the time) had arrived
• प्राप्ते: Adhikaraṇa (Locative absolute)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राप्त (कृदन्त; √प्राप् (प्रापॢँ) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; काले इति सह सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• यथा: as
• यथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (manner)

• विधि: rule/prescription
• विधि: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समासपद (यथाविधि इति अव्ययीभावार्थे)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A wedding rite performed in due season: fire altar, relatives gathered, the bride honored by parents and kin; the mood is orderly and dharmic rather than romantic excess.

Characters & Entities

• Vīrasena's daughter
• Parents
• Relatives
• Vivāha (marriage rite)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Following saṃskāras according to scriptural rule (yathāvidhi) is presented as a pillar of dharma and social harmony.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is directly named; the verse continues the storyline that frames the Devaśilā tīrtha māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performance of the marriage rite (vaivāhika karma) at the proper time and according to injunction.