Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 108

Devanagari script

सा दत्ता जनकेनैव विष्णवे परमात्मने

Transliteration

sā dattā janakenaiva viṣṇave paramātmane

Translation

Sesungguhnya baginda Janaka telah menyerahkan baginda puteri itu kepada Viṣṇu, Sang Ātman Yang Maha Tinggi.

Word by Word

• सा: she
• सा: Karma (Object in passive/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• दत्ता: given
• दत्ता: Kriya (Predicate in passive/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दा (धातु) → दत्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगे विधेय-विशेषणम् (‘was given’)

• जनकेन: by Janaka
• जनकेन: Kartr (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• एव: indeed, only
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphatic particle)

• विष्णवे: to Viṣṇu
• विष्णवे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन

• परमात्मने: to the Supreme Self
• परमात्मने: Sampradana (Recipient-apposition/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘परमः आत्मा’

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced for Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mithilā (Vivāha-kṣetra association)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Janaka ceremonially offers Sītā’s hand to Viṣṇu (iconographically as Rāma or as a Viṣṇu-aura behind Rāma), with sacred fire, sages chanting, and garlands; the act is depicted as both royal wedding and cosmic offering.

Characters & Entities

• Janaka
• Viṣṇu
• Paramātman

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worldly rites like marriage are framed as dhārmic offerings to the Supreme.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra-kṣetra is the setting of the Kedāra-khaṇḍa discourse, though the verse itself states a narrative fact.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; the verse alludes to the dhārmic act of giving (dāna-like offering) in marriage.