Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

रत्नगंगां महादेवीं ददौ तामिति विक्रमी । मोहेरेकं ददौ तस्मै विवाहे दैवमोहितः

Transliteration

ratnagaṃgāṃ mahādevīṃ dadau tāmiti vikramī | moherekaṃ dadau tasmai vivāhe daivamohitaḥ

Translation

अशा रीतीने पराक्रमी राजाने त्या महादेवी रत्नगंगेला त्यास (विवाहात) दिले. दैवमोहाने ग्रस्त होऊन, त्या विवाहात आपले एकमेव रत्नधनही त्यास अर्पण केले.

Word by Word

• रत्नगंगाम्: Ratnagaṅgā (name)
• रत्नगंगाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्नगङ्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular (object)

• महादेवीम्: the great queen/lady
• महादेवीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular (apposition)

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; ‘he gave’

• ताम्: her/that (woman)
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Pronoun, accusative singular

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/निरूपण-अव्यय; quotative particle

• विक्रमी: the valiant one (king)
• विक्रमी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विक्रमिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular (subject)

• मोहेः: of Mohi (name)
• मोहेः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोहि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular

• एकम्: one
• एकम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular (qualifier)

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Dative singular

• विवाहे: in the marriage
• विवाहे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular

• दैवमोहितः: deluded by fate/divine will
• दैवमोहितः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दैव-मोहित (प्रातिपदिक; मोहित from मुह् धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘mohitaḥ by fate/divinity’

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: vatsa-addressed interlocutor

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A wedding-gift tableau: the king, heroic yet inwardly clouded, offers Ratnagaṅgā—his 'sole treasure'—to Kumbhīpāla; attendants sense the weight of destiny.

Characters & Entities

• Ratnagaṅgā
• Kumbhīpāla (context)
• King (Vikramī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When rulers act under moha rather than dharma and counsel, personal decisions can become the seed of collective disorder.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Dharmāraṇya narrative context continues; this verse centers on a royal marriage decision.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Vivāha (marriage) is referenced, but no detailed rite is described.