Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 103

Devanagari script

देवदेवो जगन्नाथ इष्टो यज्ञैरनेकशः । गालवाय पुरे दत्ता कन्या त्वेषा च माधवी

Transliteration

devadevo jagannātha iṣṭo yajñairanekaśaḥ | gālavāya pure dattā kanyā tveṣā ca mādhavī

Translation

ദേവദേവനായ ജഗന്നാഥനെ അനേകം പ്രാവശ്യം യാഗങ്ങളാൽ ആരാധിച്ചു. പിന്നെ ഈ കന്യക മാധവിയെ നഗരത്തിൽ ഗാലവനു വിവാഹാർത്ഥം നൽകി.

Word by Word

• देवदेवः: God of gods
• देवदेवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (देवानां देवः)

• जगन्नाथ: O Lord of the world
• जगन्नाथ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन/प्रथमा (Vocative/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (जगतः नाथः)

• इष्टः: was worshipped/propitiated
• इष्टः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (देवदेवः इति कर्तृपदेन सह)

• यज्ञैः: by sacrifices
• यज्ञैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अनेकशः: many times, repeatedly
• अनेकशः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनेकशः (अव्यय; अनेक + शस्)
• Form: शस्-प्रत्ययान्त-अव्यय (adverb: many times/in many ways)

• गालवाय: to Gālava
• गालवाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गालव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन

• पुरे: in the city
• पुरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• दत्ता: was given
• दत्ता: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘कन्या’ इति विशेषणम्

• कन्या: maiden, daughter
• कन्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: but, indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-निपात (but/indeed)

• एषा: this (she)
• एषा: Apposition (Samanadhikarana/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• माधवी: Mādhavī (name)
• माधवी: Apposition (Samanadhikarana/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माधवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘कन्या/एषा’ इति समानाधिकरणम्

Speaker

Yayāti

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual frame)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: devarṣi

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ceremonial marriage-gift scene: Mādhavī, adorned yet composed, is presented to sage Gālava; priests and elders witness; in the background, a yajña altar indicates worship of Devadeva/Jagannātha.

Characters & Entities

• Yayāti
• Gālava
• Mādhavī
• Jagannātha
• Devadeva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It recalls acts of worship and costly gifts, highlighting the breadth of dharmic endeavor undertaken in pursuit of merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedārakhaṇḍa context frames the narrative, though the verse mentions a 'city' (pura) without naming it here.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Repeated yajña-worship is referenced; no step-by-step ritual injunction is given in this verse.