Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 55

Devanagari script

ततोऽसौ वासुदेवेन पांडवैश्चाभिनंदितः । शुभे लग्ने पाणिमस्या जगृहे भीमनंदनः

Transliteration

tato'sau vāsudevena pāṃḍavaiścābhinaṃditaḥ | śubhe lagne pāṇimasyā jagṛhe bhīmanaṃdanaḥ

Translation

于是他受到婆苏提婆与般度五子（Pāṇḍava）的礼敬赞叹；在吉祥良辰，毗摩之子执她之手，成就神圣婚礼。

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Avyaya (Sequential)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रमवाचक (thereupon)

• asau: he (that person)
• asau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/प्रथमा), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• vāsudevena: by Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)
• vāsudevena: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsudeva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3/तृतीया), एकवचन; proper noun

• pāṃḍavaiḥ: by the Pāṇḍavas
• pāṃḍavaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāṃḍava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Avyaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)

• abhinanditaḥ: was congratulated/welcomed
• abhinanditaḥ: Kriya (Predicate in passive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi+nand (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग

• śubhe: in the auspicious
• śubhe: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7/सप्तमी), एकवचन; विशेषण

• lagne: at the (wedding) moment/auspicious time
• lagne: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lagna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• pāṇim: hand
• pāṇim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• asyāḥ: of her
• asyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6/षष्ठी), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• jagṛhe: took, accepted
• jagṛhe: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट) रूपप्रयोगः, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• bhīmanandanaḥ: Bhīma's son (Ghaṭotkaca)
• bhīmanandanaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhīma-nandana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (bhīmasya nandanaḥ)

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa) (contextual deduction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śakraprastha/Indraprastha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In a courtly setting, Vāsudeva and the Pāṇḍavas honor the groom; at the chosen auspicious moment, Bhīma’s son takes the bride’s hand—formal pāṇigrahaṇa before revered witnesses.

Characters & Entities

• Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)
• Pāṇḍavas
• Bhīma
• Ghaṭotkaca
• Maurvī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A dhārmic marriage is sanctified by elders’ blessings and by choosing an auspicious time (śubha lagna).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; the verse highlights people and rite, not a pilgrimage site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The notion of śubha lagna (auspicious timing) is implied as a key element of the vivāha rite.