Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

कृतोद्वाहः स राजेंद्रः संप्राप्य निजमंदिरम् । रात्रौ तां शयनारूढां संगमाय समाह्वयत्

Transliteration

kṛtodvāhaḥ sa rājeṃdraḥ saṃprāpya nijamaṃdiram | rātrau tāṃ śayanārūḍhāṃ saṃgamāya samāhvayat

Translation

婚礼既毕，那位王中之王回到自己的宫殿。夜间见她已登榻安卧，便呼唤她前来行夫妻之合。

Word by Word

• kṛta-udvāhaḥ: having performed the marriage
• kṛta-udvāhaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (कृदन्त; √kṛ/कृ, क्त) + udvāha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; ‘उद्वाहः कृतः यस्य’ इति भावे

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• rāja-indraḥ: king-lord (best of kings)
• rāja-indraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāja (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बोधनार्थक-नहीं, उपाधि-रूपेण

• saṃprāpya: having reached
• saṃprāpya: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saṃ-√prāp (प्राप्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• nija-mandiram: his own palace/house
• nija-mandiram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nija (प्रातिपदिक) + mandira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मपद

• rātrau: at night
• rātrau: Adhikarana (Location/Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rātri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; कालाधिकरण

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• śayana-ārūḍhām: having mounted/entered the bed (lying in bed)
• śayana-ārūḍhām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śayana (प्रातिपदिक) + ārūḍha (कृदन्त; ā-√ruh/रुह्, क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; विशेषण

• saṃgamāya: for union/meeting
• saṃgamāya: Sampradana (Recipient/Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; प्रयोजन-चतुर्थी

• samāhvayat: called/summoned
• samāhvayat: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√hve (ह्वे/ह्वा)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; exact speaker not explicit in excerpt)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Night in a royal chamber: the king returns from wedding rites, approaches the bed where the bride rests; lamps flicker; attendants withdraw; mood poised between tenderness and impending tension.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It sets the narrative stage for examining dharma within married life, especially the proper conduct between spouses.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative description following the wedding.