Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 81

Devanagari script

ततः स्तुवत्सु मुनिषु पुष्पवर्षे महत्यपि । नदत्सु देवतूर्येषु करं जग्राह त्र्यम्बकः

Transliteration

tataḥ stuvatsu muniṣu puṣpavarṣe mahatyapi | nadatsu devatūryeṣu karaṃ jagrāha tryambakaḥ

Translation

ครั้นแล้วเมื่อเหล่ามุนีสวดสรรเสริญ มีพฤกษ์พวงบุปผาตกโปรยเป็นมหาวสันต์ และเสียงดุริยางค์ทิพย์กึกก้อง พระไตรยัมพกะจึงจับพระหัตถ์ของนาง

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: then)

• stuvatsu: while (they) were praising
• stuvatsu: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative absolute)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √stu (धातु) + शतृ (शतृ-प्रत्यय)
• Form: वर्तमानकालिक शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• muniṣu: among the sages
• muniṣu: Adhikarana (अधिकरण; with stuvatsu forming locative absolute)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• puṣpa-varṣe: in the shower of flowers
• puṣpa-varṣe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative circumstance)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक) + varṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); ‘पुष्पाणां वर्षः’ (shower of flowers)

• mahati: great, abundant
• mahati: Visheshana (विशेषण/qualifier of puṣpa-varṣe)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); puṣpavarṣe इति विशेषणम्

• api: even, also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: even/also)

• nadatsu: while (they) were resounding
• nadatsu: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative absolute)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √nad (धातु) + शतृ (शतृ-प्रत्यय)
• Form: वर्तमानकालिक शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग-प्रयोग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘नदत्’ = sounding

• deva-tūryeṣu: in the divine musical instruments
• deva-tūryeṣu: Adhikarana (अधिकरण; with nadatsu)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + tūrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural); ‘देवानां तूर्याणि’ (divine instruments)

• karam: hand
• karam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• jagrāha: took, grasped
• jagrāha: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √grah (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• tryambakaḥ: Tryambaka (three-eyed Śiva)
• tryambakaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + ambaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः ‘त्रीणि अम्बकानि यस्य’ (three-eyed)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sages chant; a rain of blossoms descends; celestial drums and conches resound; Tryambaka gently takes Pārvatī’s hand—stillness at the center amid celebratory motion.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Tryambaka)
• Sages (Munis)
• Devas (implied through instruments/flowers)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred union is sanctified by praise, purity, and ritual action—devotion and rite together complete the auspicious act.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse depicts the celestial celebration of the marriage.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The key rite is pāṇigrahaṇa—the groom taking the bride’s hand as a formal step in marriage.