Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

ततश्चोद्वाहयोग्यानि वसुनि विविधान्यपि । आनयामास भूरीणि मांगल्यानि विशेषतः

Transliteration

tataścodvāhayogyāni vasuni vividhānyapi | ānayāmāsa bhūrīṇi māṃgalyāni viśeṣataḥ

Translation

பின்னர் அவர் திருமணத்திற்குத் தகுந்த பலவகைச் செல்வங்களையும் பொருட்களையும் கொண்டு வந்தார்; குறிப்பாக மாங்கல்யச் சடங்குகளுக்குப் பெருமளவு சுபப் பொருட்களைச் சேர்த்தார்।

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then, thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषणम्/सम्बन्धबोधकः) = 'thereupon/then'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक-निपातः) = 'and'

• udvāha-yogyāni: suitable for the wedding
• udvāha-yogyāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: udvāha (प्रातिपदिक) + yogya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (fit for marriage/udvāha)

• vasūni: goods, valuables, items
• vasūni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• vividhāni: various, diverse
• vividhāni: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• api: also, even
• api: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/अपि-कारकः) = 'also/even'

• ānayāmāsa: brought, caused to be brought
• ānayāmāsa: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√nī (नी धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपदम्, परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; सकर्मकः

• bhūrīṇi: many, abundant
• bhūrīṇi: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhūri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• māṃgalyāni: auspicious items/rites
• māṃgalyāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māṃgalya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• viśeṣataḥ: especially
• viśeṣataḥ: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: viśeṣatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषणम्) = 'especially/in particular'

Speaker

Sūta

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A bustling ritual courtyard: attendants bring heaps of textiles, ornaments, vessels, flowers, lamps, and grains—wedding-suitable auspicious goods arranged in orderly piles, with priests marking spaces for rites.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Dakṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is enacted through careful, auspicious preparation—outer maṅgala supports inner sacred intent.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not named in this verse; it continues the marriage narrative situated in the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Preparation of udvāha-yogya items and maṅgalya articles for the wedding rites.