Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 96

Devanagari script

इमं विवाहं गिरिराजपुत्र्याः श्रृणोति चाध्येति च यो नरः शुचिः । विशेषतश्चापि विवाहमंगले स मंगलं वृद्धिमवाप्नुते चिरम्

Transliteration

imaṃ vivāhaṃ girirājaputryāḥ śrṛṇoti cādhyeti ca yo naraḥ śuciḥ | viśeṣataścāpi vivāhamaṃgale sa maṃgalaṃ vṛddhimavāpnute ciram

Translation

ഗിരിരാജപുത്രി (പാർവതി)യുടെ ഈ വിവാഹവൃത്താന്തം ശുദ്ധമനസ്സോടെ ആരെങ്കിലും ശ്രവിക്കുകയും പഠിക്കുകയും ചെയ്താൽ—പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് വിവാഹമംഗളദിനത്തിൽ—അവൻ ദീർഘകാലം മംഗളവും സമൃദ്ധിയും വർദ്ധിയും പ്രാപിക്കും।

Word by Word

• इमम्: this
• इमम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular; विशेषण of विवाहम्

• विवाहम्: marriage
• विवाहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• गिरिराजपुत्र्याः: of the Mountain-king’s daughter (Pārvatī)
• गिरिराजपुत्र्याः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिराज-पुत्री (प्रातिपदिक; गिरिराज + पुत्री)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular

• शृणोति: hears
• शृणोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान/Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 3rd sg

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अध्येति: studies/recites
• अध्येति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अधि-√इ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान/Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 3rd sg

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular (relative pronoun)

• नरः: man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular; apposition to यः

• शुचिः: pure
• शुचिः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular; विशेषण of नरः

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (also/even)

• विवाहमङ्गले: on the auspicious occasion of the marriage
• विवाहमङ्गले: Adhikarana (Location/Occasion/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवाह-मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक; विवाह + मङ्गल)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• मङ्गलम्: auspiciousness
• मङ्गलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• वृद्धिम्: increase, prosperity
• वृद्धिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• अवाप्नुते: attains
• अवाप्नुते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-√आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान/Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 3rd sg; आत्मनेपद

• चिरम्: for a long time
• चिरम्: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिरम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (contextual attribution within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Pārvatī-vivāha-kathā (portable maṅgala-mahātmya)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A clean, devoted listener recites and hears the Pārvatī-vivāha narrative on an auspicious wedding day; blessings of maṅgala and vṛddhi are symbolized by flourishing lamps, kalasha, and prosperous household signs.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī (Girirājaputrī)
• Himālaya (Girirāja)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śravaṇa (listening) and adhyayana (study/recitation) of sacred narratives, done with purity, generates lasting maṅgala (auspiciousness) and vṛddhi (prosperity).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named in this verse; the focus is on the merit of hearing the Śiva–Pārvatī marriage account as a sacred act.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

To listen to and study/recite the marriage narrative—especially on a wedding-auspicious day (vivāha-maṅgala).