Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 63

Devanagari script

विवाहो हि महाभाग अविद्यामूल एव च । तस्मात्सर्वे वयं याम उद्वाहार्थं च संप्रति

Transliteration

vivāho hi mahābhāga avidyāmūla eva ca | tasmātsarve vayaṃ yāma udvāhārthaṃ ca saṃprati

Translation

โอ้ผู้มีบุญยิ่ง การวิวาห์นั้นมีรากอยู่ที่อวิทยา (ความหลงโลก) ฉะนั้นบัดนี้พวกเราทั้งปวงจงไปเพื่อประกอบพิธีอุทวาหะเถิด

Word by Word

• विवाहः: marriage
• विवाहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (Modifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चये-अव्यय (particle: for/indeed)

• महाभाग: O fortunate one
• महाभाग: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (singular)

• अविद्यामूलः: rooted in ignorance
• अविद्यामूलः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अविद्या + मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• एव: only/indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Modifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (restrictive particle)

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

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात् इति पञ्चमी-एकवचन-रूपेण कारणार्थक-अव्ययवत् (ablatival: therefore/from that)

• सर्वे: all (of us)
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural)

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग (pronoun), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural)

• याम: we go
• याम: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन (plural), परस्मैपदम्

• उद्वाहार्थम्: for the sake of the wedding
• उद्वाहार्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्वाह + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular), प्रयोजनार्थे (accusative of purpose)

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

• सम्प्रति: now
• सम्प्रति: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb: now/at present)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced; Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣi assembly (frame; not explicit)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A divine group prepares to proceed to wedding rites; Śaṅkara’s statement carries a detached tone while the assembly readies ceremonial movement toward the maṇḍapa/palace.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even socially sacred acts like marriage can be seen as tied to worldly delusion; spiritual discernment should accompany ritual action.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader Kedāra sacred region (Kedārakhaṇḍa) forms the setting, though this verse itself focuses on the wedding intention.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Proceeding to perform udvāha (wedding rites); no specific dāna/snān/japa is stated in this verse.