Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 64

Devanagari script

घटोत्कचो महावीर्यो भार्यास्य नियतं भवेत्

Transliteration

ghaṭotkaco mahāvīryo bhāryāsya niyataṃ bhavet

Translation

Ghaṭotkaca, bậc dũng sĩ đại lực, chắc chắn sẽ trở thành phu quân của nàng.

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.