Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 64

Devanagari script

घटोत्कचो महावीर्यो भार्यास्य नियतं भवेत्

Transliteration

ghaṭotkaco mahāvīryo bhāryāsya niyataṃ bhavet

Translation

ฆโฏตกจ ผู้ทรงวีรภาพยิ่งนัก ย่อมเป็นสามีของนางโดยแน่นอน

Word by Word

• घटोत्कचः: Ghaṭotkaca
• घटोत्कचः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घटोत्कच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• महावीर्यः: of great valor
• महावीर्यः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महद् वीर्यं यस्य)

• भार्या: wife
• भार्या: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अस्य: of him
• अस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• नियतम्: certainly; definitely
• नियतम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नियत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative: certainly/definitely)

• भवेत्: should be; would be
• भवेत्: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrative voice (context unclear in snippet; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Māheśvarakhaṇḍa frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A decisive reveal: Ghaṭotkaca, towering and heroic, is indicated as the certain husband; the atmosphere shifts from chaotic challengers to focused destiny and recognition.

Characters & Entities

• Ghaṭotkaca

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse emphasizes the social ideal of protection and capability in marital alliance within a kṣatriya-oriented context.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative assertion about a person and marriage.