Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

दारापरिग्रही देवास्तथा नीतिर्विधीयताम् । क्रियतां च परो यत्नो भवद्भिर्नान्यथा वचः

Transliteration

dārāparigrahī devāstathā nītirvidhīyatām | kriyatāṃ ca paro yatno bhavadbhirnānyathā vacaḥ

Translation

ఓ దేవతలారా, శివుడు దారపరిగ్రాహి (పత్నిని స్వీకరించువాడు) కావలెనని విధానము నిర్ణయించుడి. మీరు పరమ ప్రయత్నము చేయుడి; నా వాక్యము ఇతరథా కాదు.

Word by Word

• दारापरिग्रही: one who has taken a wife (married)
• दारापरिग्रही: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दार (प्रातिपदिक) + परिग्रहिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• तथा: thus; likewise
• तथा: Sambandha/Modifier
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• नीतिः: policy; proper course
• नीतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• विधीयताम्: let it be ordained/arranged
• विधीयताम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (धातु) उपसर्ग: वि; (विधीयते इति)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• क्रियताम्: let it be done
• क्रियताम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• च: and
• च: Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• परो: great; supreme
• परो: Modifier
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• यत्नः: effort
• यत्नः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• भवद्भिः: by you (all)
• भवद्भिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक (pronoun)

• न: not
• न: Negation/Modifier
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• अन्यथा: otherwise
• अन्यथा: Modifier
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• वचः: word; statement
• वचः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Aśarīrā-vāṇī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (contextual frame)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A celestial injunction is implied: the gods are urged to adopt a policy—Śiva must accept a consort—so that the cosmic mission (future birth of the commander) can proceed; the mood is decisive and strategic.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Śiva (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma’s restoration may require coordinated, disciplined action (nīti) aligned with divine intention, not mere reaction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No direct tīrtha praise appears; the verse is strategic counsel within Kedāra-khaṇḍa narration.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed; it commands decisive effort and a specific divine-plan (Śiva accepting a consort).