Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 81

Devanagari script

परिणीता त्वया देव पित्रा दत्ता स्वयं नृप । त्वयाऽहं पट्टमहिषी कृता योषिद्वरा यतः

Transliteration

pariṇītā tvayā deva pitrā dattā svayaṃ nṛpa | tvayā'haṃ paṭṭamahiṣī kṛtā yoṣidvarā yataḥ

Translation

Wahai tuanku, wahai raja—ayahandaku sendiri telah menyerahkan aku kepadamu, lalu engkau mengahwiniku. Engkau menjadikan aku permaisuri bertakhta, wanita utama di antara sekalian perempuan.

Word by Word

• परिणीता: married (led in marriage)
• परिणीता: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement/कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परिणीत (कृदन्त; √नी (धातु) उपसर्ग: परि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• देव: O lord
• देव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• पित्रा: by (my/your) father
• पित्रा: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• दत्ता: given
• दत्ता: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement/कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दत्त (कृदन्त; √दा (धातु))
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle)

• स्वयम्: personally, oneself
• स्वयम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• नृप: O king
• नृप: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• पट्ट-महिषी: chief queen
• पट्ट-महिषी: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement/कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पट्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + महिषी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• कृता: made
• कृता: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement/कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृदन्त; √कृ (धातु))
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle)

• योषित्-वरा: best of women
• योषित्-वरा: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement/कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योषित् (प्रातिपदिक) + वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• यतः: since, because
• यतः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction/adverb) — हेतौ (causal: 'since/because')

Speaker

Mṛgyu

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka et al. (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A royal wedding/garlanding scene: the king accepts the princess given by her father; later she is enthroned as crowned queen (pattamahīṣī), adorned with regal ornaments, standing beside the king.

Characters & Entities

• king (nṛpa)
• father (pitṛ)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Royal life is framed by duty and social order; relationships are narrated as part of dharma and karmic unfolding.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The surrounding chapter belongs to Vastrāpatha-kṣetra Māhātmya in Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa; this verse itself does not name a tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.