Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 55

Devanagari script

ततोऽसौ वासुदेवेन पांडवैश्चाभिनंदितः । शुभे लग्ने पाणिमस्या जगृहे भीमनंदनः

Transliteration

tato'sau vāsudevena pāṃḍavaiścābhinaṃditaḥ | śubhe lagne pāṇimasyā jagṛhe bhīmanaṃdanaḥ

Translation

ਫਿਰ ਵਾਸੁਦੇਵ ਅਤੇ ਪਾਂਡਵਾਂ ਨੇ ਉਸ ਦਾ ਸਤਿਕਾਰ ਕੀਤਾ। ਸ਼ੁਭ ਲਗਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਭੀਮ ਦੇ ਪੁੱਤਰ ਨੇ ਉਸ ਦਾ ਹੱਥ ਫੜ ਕੇ ਵਿਵਾਹ ਕਰ ਲਿਆ।

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Avyaya (Sequential)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रमवाचक (thereupon)

• asau: he (that person)
• asau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/प्रथमा), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• vāsudevena: by Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)
• vāsudevena: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsudeva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3/तृतीया), एकवचन; proper noun

• pāṃḍavaiḥ: by the Pāṇḍavas
• pāṃḍavaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāṃḍava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Avyaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)

• abhinanditaḥ: was congratulated/welcomed
• abhinanditaḥ: Kriya (Predicate in passive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi+nand (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग

• śubhe: in the auspicious
• śubhe: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7/सप्तमी), एकवचन; विशेषण

• lagne: at the (wedding) moment/auspicious time
• lagne: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lagna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• pāṇim: hand
• pāṇim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• asyāḥ: of her
• asyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6/षष्ठी), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• jagṛhe: took, accepted
• jagṛhe: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट) रूपप्रयोगः, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• bhīmanandanaḥ: Bhīma's son (Ghaṭotkaca)
• bhīmanandanaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhīma-nandana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (bhīmasya nandanaḥ)

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa) (contextual deduction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śakraprastha/Indraprastha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In a courtly setting, Vāsudeva and the Pāṇḍavas honor the groom; at the chosen auspicious moment, Bhīma’s son takes the bride’s hand—formal pāṇigrahaṇa before revered witnesses.

Characters & Entities

• Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)
• Pāṇḍavas
• Bhīma
• Ghaṭotkaca
• Maurvī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A dhārmic marriage is sanctified by elders’ blessings and by choosing an auspicious time (śubha lagna).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; the verse highlights people and rite, not a pilgrimage site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The notion of śubha lagna (auspicious timing) is implied as a key element of the vivāha rite.