Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

तथा यमुनया चापांपतिना धृतच्छत्रया । स्त्रीभिर्नानाविधालापैलाजाभिश्चानुमोदितः

Transliteration

tathā yamunayā cāpāṃpatinā dhṛtacchatrayā | strībhirnānāvidhālāpailājābhiścānumoditaḥ

Translation

ਇਸੇ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਯਮੁਨਾ ਅਤੇ ਜਲਾਂ ਦੇ ਪਤੀ ਵਰੁਣ ਨੇ ਛਤਰ ਧਾਰਿਆ। ਨਾਰੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਨਾਨਾ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਰ ਦੇ ਮੰਗਲ-ਬੋਲਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਲਾਜਾ (ਭੁੰਨੇ ਅਨਾਜ) ਦੀਆਂ ਭੇਟਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਉਹ ਅਨੁਮੋਦਿਤ ਹੋਏ।

Word by Word

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक (likewise/so)

• यमुनया: by Yamunā
• यमुनया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यमुना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• अपाम्: of the waters
• अपाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; ‘अपः’ (waters)

• पतिना: by the lord (husband)
• पतिना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• धृतच्छत्रया: by (her) who held an umbrella
• धृतच्छत्रया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धृत + छत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; समासः—धृतं छत्रं यस्या सा (कर्मधारय-बहुव्रीह्यर्थे प्रयोगः); विशेषणम् (यमुनया/गङ्गया इत्यादि स्त्रीलिङ्ग-कर्तृ/करण)

• स्त्रीभिः: by women
• स्त्रीभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• नानाविधालापैः: with various conversations
• नानाविधालापैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाना + विध + आलाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; समासः—नानाविधाः आलापाः (various kinds of talk)

• लाजाभिः: with parched grains (lājā)
• लाजाभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लाजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; ‘लाजा’ = parched grains used in rites

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• अनुमोदितः: approved, applauded, welcomed
• अनुमोदितः: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनु + मुद् (धातु) → अनुमोदित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि-भावः (being approved/cheered)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Yamunā (and waters under Varuṇa’s lordship)

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva proceeds like a king: Yamunā stands near, Varuṇa holds a royal parasol overhead; women line the path offering festive words and presenting lājā (parched grain) as auspicious tokens; the scene glitters with water motifs and ceremonial textiles.

Characters & Entities

• Yamunā
• Varuṇa (Apāṃpati)
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma is celebrated, even cosmic powers participate—showing that sacred marriage is a universal, auspicious order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative context is Himālaya’s abode, with Yamunā and Varuṇa underscoring North Indian sacred geography tied to Śiva’s wedding.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Lājā (parched grain) is referenced as a wedding offering associated with auspicious marital rites.