Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 56

Devanagari script

कुरूणां राक्षसानां च प्रोक्तोत्तमविधानतः । उद्वाह्य तां तद्धनैश्च तर्पयामास पांडवान्

Transliteration

kurūṇāṃ rākṣasānāṃ ca proktottamavidhānataḥ | udvāhya tāṃ taddhanaiśca tarpayāmāsa pāṃḍavān

Translation

依照为俱卢族与罗刹族所宣说的最上仪轨，他迎娶了她，并以那同样的财宝使般度五子心满意足。

Word by Word

• कुरूणाम्: of the Kurus
• कुरूणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन — ‘of the Kurus’

• राक्षसानाम्: of the rākṣasas
• राक्षसानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन — ‘of the rākṣasas’

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordinator/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction) — ‘and’

• प्रोक्तोत्तमविधानतः: according to the prescribed best procedure
• प्रोक्तोत्तमविधानतः: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रोक्त-उत्तम-विधान (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तद्धित/अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (प्रोक्तं च उत्तमं च विधानं यस्मिन्/यथा) + तसिल्-प्रत्यय (ततः/तस्मात्-भावे) — अव्यय, ‘according to the best procedure as prescribed’

• उद्वाह्य: having married
• उद्वाह्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्+वह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having married/taken in marriage’

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — ‘her’

• तत्: that/its
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन — विशेषणरूपेण ‘that/its’ (referring to धन)

• धनैः: with wealth
• धनैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन — ‘with wealth/treasures’

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordinator/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तर्पयामास: satisfied
• तर्पयामास: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप् (धातु) [णिच्]
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन — ‘he satisfied/caused to be satisfied’

• पाण्डवान्: the Pāṇḍavas
• पाण्डवान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन — ‘the Pāṇḍavas’

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa) (contextual deduction)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A formal wedding rite completed with ‘excellent procedure’; the groom distributes riches to satisfy the Pāṇḍavas, who sit as honored recipients.

Characters & Entities

• Kurus
• Rākṣasas
• Pāṇḍavas
• Ghaṭotkaca
• Maurvī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Rites become complete when joined with gratitude and generosity—wealth is used to honor and satisfy elders and allies.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named; the verse focuses on rite (vidhi) and social harmony.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It references “uttama-vidhāna” (best prescribed procedure) for marriage, indicating adherence to established ritual norms.