Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

न्यवेदयंस्र्यंबकाय स च तानभ्यनंदत । उद्वाहार्थं ततो देवो विश्वं सर्वं न्यमंत्रयत्

Transliteration

nyavedayaṃsryaṃbakāya sa ca tānabhyanaṃdata | udvāhārthaṃ tato devo viśvaṃ sarvaṃ nyamaṃtrayat

Translation

พวกเขาทูลเรื่องนั้นแด่ตรีอัมพกะ (พระศิวะ) และพระองค์ทรงปีติยินดีต่อพวกเขา แล้วเพื่อพิธีอภิเษกสมรสอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์ พระผู้เป็นเจ้าจึงทรงเชิญสรรพจักรวาลทั้งมวล

Word by Word

• न्यवेदयत्: informed, reported
• न्यवेदयत्: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + √विद् (धातु) / वेदय (प्रत्ययान्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम् (singular)

• त्र्यम्बकाय: to Tryambaka (Śiva)
• त्र्यम्बकाय: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्र्यम्बक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (masculine), चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचनम्

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपातः (conjunction)

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचनम्

• अभ्यनन्दत्: rejoiced at, welcomed
• अभ्यनन्दत्: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + √नन्द् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• उद्वाहार्थम्: for the sake of the marriage
• उद्वाहार्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्वाह + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः (neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative) एकवचनम्; हेत्वर्थे (as purpose)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikaraṇa (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; अपादान/काल/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (then/from there)

• देवः: the god (the Lord)
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• विश्वम्: the universe
• विश्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• सर्वम्: all, entire
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (qualifier)

• न्यमन्त्रयत्: invited, summoned
• न्यमन्त्रयत्: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + √मन्त्र् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Messengers/devotees inform Tryambaka; Śiva’s face brightens with joy; a proclamation goes out inviting the entire universe to the wedding.

Characters & Entities

• Tryambaka (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The divine wedding is not merely personal—it is cosmic dharma, drawing all beings into auspicious participation and harmony.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader sacred Himalayan setting is implied; this verse mainly glorifies the universality of Śiva’s auspicious rite rather than a single tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The udvāha (wedding rite) is referenced as the occasion; no specific sādhana like japa or dāna is stated here.