Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

सोऽभून्महोत्सवस्तत्र तस्या उद्वाहकर्मणि । यत्र सर्वमहीपानां समवायो महानभूत्

Transliteration

so'bhūnmahotsavastatra tasyā udvāhakarmaṇi | yatra sarvamahīpānāṃ samavāyo mahānabhūt

Translation

သူမ၏ မင်္ဂလာအခမ်းအနားတွင် ထိုနေရာ၌ မဟာပွဲတော်ကြီး ပေါ်ပေါက်လာ၍၊ ကမ္ဘာမြေတစ်ဝန်းရှိ မင်းများ၏ မဟာစုဝေးကြီးလည်း ဖြစ်ပေါ်하였다။

Word by Word

• सः: that/it; he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• अभूत्: was/became
• अभूत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• महोत्सवः: a great festival
• महोत्सवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + उत्सव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् उत्सवः)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• उद्वाहकर्मणि: in the marriage rite
• उद्वाहकर्मणि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्वाह + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (उद्वाहस्य कर्म)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, सम्बन्ध/देशवाचक (relative adverb: where)

• सर्वमहीपानाम्: of all kings
• सर्वमहीपानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + महीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (सर्वे महीपाः)

• समवायः: assembly/gathering
• समवायः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समवाय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• महान्: great
• महान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier of समवायः)

• अभूत्: was/became
• अभूत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (context not provided; likely Purāṇic narrator within Brāhma Khaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A panoramic festival scene: decorated city streets, toranas, flags, musicians; many kings arriving with retinues and elephants; the wedding pavilion (maṇḍapa) at center with lamps and garlands; crowds in celebratory motion.

Characters & Entities

• Sīmantinī
• Kings (mahīpāḥ)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Righteous rites performed publicly and solemnly become occasions of collective auspiciousness and social harmony.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No explicit tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It references udvāha-karman (wedding rites) as a formal saṃskāra, though no step-by-step ritual is detailed.