Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

लोमश उवाच । एतस्मिन्नंतरे तत्र गर्गाचार्यप्रणोदितः । हिमवान्मेनया सार्द्धं कन्यां दातुं प्रचक्रमे

Transliteration

lomaśa uvāca | etasminnaṃtare tatra gargācāryapraṇoditaḥ | himavānmenayā sārddhaṃ kanyāṃ dātuṃ pracakrame

Translation

ലോമശൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഇതിനിടയിൽ അവിടെ ഗർഗാചാര്യന്റെ പ്രേരണയാൽ ഹിമവാൻ മേനയോടുകൂടെ കന്യാദാനം (വിവാഹാർത്ഥം) ചെയ്യാൻ ഒരുക്കങ്ങൾ ആരംഭിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• लोमशः: Lomaśa
• लोमशः: Karta (Speaker/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोमश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गः; प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परिपूर्णभूत/Perfect); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• एतस्मिन्: in this
• एतस्मिन्: Adhikaraṇa (Location/Context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्गः; सप्तमी (7th), एकवचनम्

• अन्तरे: in the meantime
• अन्तरे: Adhikaraṇa (Time/interval)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः; सप्तमी, एकवचनम् (locative of interval)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (Place)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• गर्गाचार्यप्रणोदितः: urged by teacher Garga
• गर्गाचार्यप्रणोदितः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गर्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + आचार्य (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रणोदित (कृदन्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः (गर्गाचार्येण प्रणोदितः); पुल्लिङ्गः; प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (हिमवान्)

• हिमवान्: Himavān (the mountain-king)
• हिमवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गः; प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• मेनया: with Menā
• मेनया: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः; तृतीया, एकवचनम्

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक अव्यय (postposition-like: with)

• कन्याम्: the maiden (daughter)
• कन्याम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः; द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• दातुम्: to give
• दातुम्: Prayojana (Purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) → दातुम् (कृदन्त)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्तः (infinitive)

• प्रचक्रमे: set about / began
• प्रचक्रमे: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-क्रम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परिपूर्णभूत/Perfect); आत्मनेपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

Speaker

Lomaśa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra narrative milieu (Himalayan sacred sphere)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Lomaśa narrates as the scene shifts to Himavān and Menā, solemnly preparing to offer their daughter in marriage, guided by Garga; attendants gather ritual items, and the Himalayan court readies for a sacred wedding.

Characters & Entities

• Lomaśa
• Gargācārya
• Himavān
• Menā
• Pārvatī (implied as the maiden)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Kanyādāna is presented as a solemn dharmic act performed with proper guidance (ācārya) and sanctified intention.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The episode is situated in Kedārakhaṇḍa, tying the divine marriage narrative to Kedāra’s sacred fame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse indicates initiation of kanyādāna proceedings, under the prompting of a ritual authority (Garga).