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।। स्कन्द उवाच ।। ब्रह्मा प्रजेश्वराः शम्भुर्मनवश्च महर्षयः ।। आदित्यवसुरुद्राश्च सिद्धगन्धर्वचारणाः ।। १ ।। साध्याश्च मरुतश्चैव विश्वेदेवा दिगीश्वराः ।। दस्रौ वह्निश्चन्द्रमाश्च स्वयं धर्मः प्रजापतिः ।। २ ।। सुपर्णः किन्नराश्चैव ये चान्ये गणदेवताः ।। शेपाद्या वैष्णवा नागा देवपत्न्यश्च सर्वशः ।। ३ ।। सावित्री पार्वती चैव पृथिवी च सरस्वती ।। शची गौरी शिवा संज्ञा ऋद्धिः स्वाहा च रोहिणी ।। धूमोर्णा चादितिर्द्धर्मपत्न्यो मूर्तिदयादयः ।। ४ ।। अरुन्धती शाण्डिली च लोपामुद्रा तथैव च ।। अनसूयादयः साध्व्य ऋपिपत्न्यश्च सर्वशः ।। ५ ।। गङ्गा सरस्वती रेवा यमुना तपती तथा ।। चन्द्रभागा विपाशा च शतद्रुर्देविका तथा ।। ६ ।। गोदावरी च सरयूः कावेरी कौशिकी तथा ।। कृष्णा वेणी भीमरथा ताम्रपर्णी महानदी ।। ७ ।। कृतमाला वितस्ता च निर्विन्ध्या सुरसा तथा।। चर्मण्वती पयोष्णी च विश्वाद्या नद्य आययुः ।। ८ ।। रम्भा घृताची विश्वाची मेनका च तिलोत्तमा ।। उर्वशीप्रमुखास्तत्र सर्वाप्सरस आययुः ।।९ ।। वैकुण्ठवासिनः सर्वे तथा गोलोकवासिनः ।। पार्षदप्रवरा विष्णोस्तत्राजग्मुः प्रहर्षिताः ।। 2.9.14.१० ।। अणिमाद्याः सिद्धयोऽष्टौ शंखपद्मादयो नव ।। निधयो मूर्तिमन्तश्च समाजग्मुः श्रियोन्तिके ।। ११ ।। पूर्णः शारदचन्द्रोपि तदानीं प्रीतये श्रियाः ।। नैशं तमोऽहरत्सर्वं बभूवुर्निर्मला दिशः ।। १२ ।। ततोऽभिषेकमारेभे तस्या ब्रह्माज्ञया वृषा ।। मण्डपं रचयामास सद्यस्त्वष्टातिशोभनम् ।। १३ ।। रत्नस्तम्भसहस्राणामायताभिश्च पंक्तिभिः ।। चित्रैरनेकैरुल्लोचैः शोभितं कदलीद्रुमैः ।। १४ ।। सुगन्धिपुष्पनम्राभिर्दिव्यकल्पद्रुमालिभिः ।। जुष्टं नानाविधैरङ्गैर्दर्शनीयं मनोहरम् ।। १५ ।। कोटिशो रत्नदीपानां पंक्तिभिः शुद्धरोचिषाम् ।। भ्राजमानं तोरणैश्च मुक्ताहारैश्च लम्बिभिः ।। १६ ।। रत्नसिंहासने तत्र गीतवाद्यपुरस्सरम् ।। उपावेश्य श्रियं चक्रुरभिषेकं महर्षयः ।। १७ ।। ऐरावतः पुण्डरीको वामनः कुमुदोञ्जनः ।। पुष्पदन्तः सार्वभौमः सुप्रतीकश्च दिग्गजाः ।। १८ ।। कुर्वन्तो बृंहितान्येते हेमकुम्भोद्धृतैः शुभैः ।। चतुःसिन्धुसमानीतैरभ्यषिञ्चन्त वारिभिः ।। १९ ।। मूर्तिमत्यो महानद्यस्तत्राजहुर्जलानि च ।। मंत्रानुच्चारयंति स्म मूर्ता वेदाः सहर्षिभिः ।। 2.9.14.२० ।। जगुः सुकण्ठा गंधर्वा ननृतुश्चाप्सरोगणाः ।। वाद्यानि वादयामासुरन्ये देवगणास्तदा ।। २१ ।। महानभूत्तदानंदस्त्रिलोक्यां सर्वदेहिनाम् ।। श्रीसूक्तादि द्विजाः पेठुर्जगुर्गीतानि च स्त्रियः ।। ।। २२ ।। कांस्यतालमृदङ्गांश्च पणवानकगोमुखान् ।। वादयामासुरम्भोदा दिवि दुंदुभयोऽनदन् ।। २३ ।। आसीत्कुसुमवृष्टिश्च साकं जयरवैस्तदा ।। आसंस्तत्परिचर्यायां धर्मपत्न्यश्च सिद्धयः ।। २४ ।। सुस्नातायै ततस्तस्यै कौशेये पीतवाससी ।। ददावनर्घ्ये जलधी रत्नभूषाश्च भूरिशः ।। २५ ।। उपवेशोचितं तस्या इंद्र आसनमाहरत् ।। विश्वकर्मा कङ्कणानि ददौ सद्रत्नमुद्रिकाः ।। २६ ।। सुधाकरस्तु तद्भ्राता नासाभूषणमुत्तमम् ।। ददौ तस्यै केशभूषा सद्रत्ननिचिता तथा ।। २७ ।। पद्मजन्मा ददौ पद्मं मुक्ताहारं सरस्वती ।। नागाश्च शेषप्रमुखास्तस्यै रत्नेंद्रकुण्डले ।। २८ ।। अञ्जनं कुङ्कुमं चादाद्दुर्गा सोभाग्यलक्षणम् ।। ललाटिकां च सावित्री शची ताम्बूलपात्रिकाम् ।। २९ ।। वसंतः कौसुमान्हारान्कण्ठसूत्रं च शंकरः ।। वैजयंतीं स्रजं पाशी कुबेरो रत्नदर्पणम् ।। 2.9.14.३० ।। अनर्घ्यां कंचुकीं वह्निर्यमोऽदाद्व्यजनं शुभम् ।। ददुस्तस्यै चापरेपि भूषास्तत्समयोचिताः ।। ३१ ।। ततः स्वलंकृतां कन्यां कस्मै दद्यामिमामिति ।। सिंधुः पप्रच्छ ब्रह्माणं तदोवाच स सर्ववित् ।।३२ ।। कन्या तवेयमम्भोधे माता मम शिवस्य च ।। देवानामथ सर्वेषां लोकानामस्ति निश्चितम् ।। ३३ ।। नारायणं वासुदेवं परं ब्रह्माखिलेश्वरम् ।। पुरुषोत्तममेवैकं विनास्या नापरः पतिः ।। ३४ ।। अतः साक्षाद्भगवते त्रैलोक्यसुखहेतवे ।। आगतायोपविष्टाय देह्यस्मै विधिनाम्बुधे ।। ३५ ।। कुरुष्व जन्मसाफल्यं पावयित्वा निजं कुलम् ।। समुद्धर भवाम्भोधेर्दत्त्वेमां परमात्मने ।।३६।। एकस्त्वं सप्तभी रूपैः सप्तद्वीप विभागतः ।। विश्रुतोऽथ विधायैतन्महतीं कीर्त्तिमाप्स्यसि ।।३७।। इत्युक्तो ब्रह्मणा हृष्टः समुद्रः पुलकाञ्चितः ।। मन्यमानो निजं धन्यमदित्सद्विष्णवे सुताम् ।।३८।। ततः सहैव विधिना स संप्रार्थ्य तमीश्वरम् ।। वाग्दानादि विधायैव चक्रे वैवाहिकं विधिम् ।।३९।। धन्वंतरिश्चन्द्रमाश्च वासवाद्याश्च देवताः ।। आसन्समुद्रस्य पक्षे तत्र वैवाहिकोत्सवे ।।2.9.14.४०।। वस्त्राभरणयानादि दाने भोजनकर्मणि ।। सन्मानने च जन्यानां मुख्या आसंस्त एव हि ।। ४१ ।। लक्ष्म्याश्च मांगल्यविधौ मुख्यास्तत्र तु योषितः ।। आसन्गंगादयो नद्यः शच्याद्याश्च सुरांगनाः ।। ४२ ।। मेनाद्या नगपत्न्यश्च सिद्धयश्चाणिमादयः ।। चन्द्रपत्नी तथा कान्तिः सर्वाश्चाप्सरसो मुने ।। ४३ ।। नारायणस्याथ विभोर्लीलां वैवाहिकीं विधिः ।। शोभयन्पितरौ चक्रे मूर्तिधर्मौ विचार्य च ।। ४४ ।। धर्मोऽसौ जगदाधार पूज्यश्चाखिलदेहिनाम् ।। पिताऽस्य भवितुं योग्यो ह्यस्मिंश्च प्रीतिमान्भृशम् ।। ४५ ।। इयं च मूर्त्तिः प्रख्याता सर्वसद्गुणजन्मभूः ।। दाक्षायणी धर्मपत्नी माता भवितुमर्हति ।। ४६ ।। ततो धर्मस्यापि पक्षे मुख्याः कार्येष्विमेऽभवन् ।। नन्दीश्वरगणेशाभ्यां सहितः शंकरो मुने ।। ४७ ।। महर्षयो मरीच्याद्याः प्रजेशा नारदो मुनिः ।। वैनतेयश्च नन्दाद्याः श्रीदामाद्याश्च पार्षदाः ।। ४८ ।। दुर्गा च वेदसूर्वाणी स्त्रीषु मुख्या बभूविरे ।। ऋषिपत्न्योऽनसूयाद्या धर्मपत्न्यश्च सर्वशः ।। ४९ ।। सह वेदादिभिर्ब्रह्मा त्वासीदुभयपक्षयोः ।। ब्राह्मणा वैदिका ये च विवाहविधिकोविदाः ।। 2.9.14.५० ।। अथाब्धिः सर्वसंभाराञ्छ्रिया एव प्रसादतः ।। सद्यः संपादयामास जनयन्देवविस्मयम् ।। ५१ ।। यद्यत्संकल्पयामास हृदि तत्तदुपाहृतम् ।। सद्यः स्वांतिक एवैक्षत्ततोभूदतिहर्षितः ।। ५२ ।। मध्ये तु मण्डपस्यासावग्निस्थापनवेदिकाम् ।। कारयामास विधिवद्ब्राह्मणैर्वेदवेदिभिः ।। ५३ ।। अलंचकार तां वेदिं गन्धपुष्पाक्षतादिभिः ।। नानाविधैः शुभै रङ्गैः साङ्कुरैः करकैस्तथा ।। ५४ ।। ततो महामङ्गलवाद्यघोषैः समन्त्रकं संस्नपितो मुनीन्द्रैः ।। अनर्घ्यवासांसि च रत्नभूषा दधार विष्णुर्मुकुटं च दिव्यम्।। ५५ ।। वादित्रनिध्वाननिनादिताशं नृत्यत्सुरस्त्रीकलगीतशोभनम् ।। तं मण्डपं सोऽथ सुरैः स्तुवद्भिः सहेत्य हैमे निषसाद पीठे ।। ५६ ।। प्रक्षालयामास तदङ्घ्रिपङ्कजं स्वप्रेष्ठपत्न्या जलधिः सगंगया ।। भृङ्गारसिक्तोत्तमवारिधारया तदम्बु शीर्ष्णा च दधार सान्वयः ।।।। ५७ ।। ततः पठन्मंगलमुच्चकैः श्रियं प्रादापयच्चाम्बुधिनाऽच्युताय ।। प्रज्वाल्य वह्निं विधिना विधाता साकं बृहद्भिर्मुनिभिर्जुहाव ।। ५८ ।। प्रदाय तस्मै तनयां मनोज्ञां तत्पादपद्मैकनिबद्धदृष्टिम् ।। वासांसि रत्नाभरणानि चादाद्भूयांसि भूम्ने स समं दुहित्रा ।। ५९ ।। हुतस्य तस्याऽथ हुताशनस्य प्रदक्षिणां चापि सह श्रियैव ।। चकार चेतांसि निजेक्षकाणां स्त्रीणां च पुंसां च हरन्हरिः सः ।। 2.9.14.६० ।। एकासने तौ सह सन्निविष्टौ ब्रह्माण्डमातापितरौ मनोज्ञौ ।। संपूजयामासुरनर्घ्यवस्त्रविभूषणैर्देवगणाः सयोषाः ।। ६१ ।। तदा च गीतानि सुमंगलानि श्रियश्च विष्णोर्गुणवर्णनानि ।। दुर्गादयश्चाऽथ पुलोमजाद्या देव्यो जगुः सस्मितचारुवक्त्राः ।। ६२ ।। द्विधा विभक्तानि सुरांगनानां वृन्दान्युपाविश्य च सम्मुखानि ।। तद्दम्पतिप्रेक्षणकौतुकानि तथा जगुः प्रेमभरेण तानि ।। ६३ ।। यथा तदाकर्ण्य सुराः समस्ता महर्षयश्चाऽखिलयोषितोपि ।। स्वांतस्तमैक्षंत सह श्रियेशं स्फुरंतमासन्ननु चित्रवच्च।।६४ ।। प्रणम्य भक्त्या च वराक्षतादि समर्प्य ताभ्यां विबुधा मुदैव ।। पृथक्पृथक्तुष्टुवुरूर्जिताभिर्वाग्भिश्च तौ प्राञ्जलयो विनीताः ।। ६५ ।। इति श्रीस्कान्दे महापुराण एकाशीतिसाहस्र्यां संहितायां द्वितीये वैष्णवखण्डे श्रीवासुदेवमाहात्म्ये लक्ष्मीनारायणविवाहोत्सवनिरूपणं नाम चतुर्दशोऽध्यायः ।। १४ ।।

|| skanda uvāca || brahmā prajeśvarāḥ śambhurmanavaśca maharṣayaḥ || ādityavasurudrāśca siddhagandharvacāraṇāḥ || 1 || sādhyāśca marutaścaiva viśvedevā digīśvarāḥ || dasrau vahniścandramāśca svayaṃ dharmaḥ prajāpatiḥ || 2 || suparṇaḥ kinnarāścaiva ye cānye gaṇadevatāḥ || śepādyā vaiṣṇavā nāgā devapatnyaśca sarvaśaḥ || 3 || sāvitrī pārvatī caiva pṛthivī ca sarasvatī || śacī gaurī śivā saṃjñā ṛddhiḥ svāhā ca rohiṇī || dhūmorṇā cāditirddharmapatnyo mūrtidayādayaḥ || 4 || arundhatī śāṇḍilī ca lopāmudrā tathaiva ca || anasūyādayaḥ sādhvya ṛpipatnyaśca sarvaśaḥ || 5 || gaṅgā sarasvatī revā yamunā tapatī tathā || candrabhāgā vipāśā ca śatadrurdevikā tathā || 6 || godāvarī ca sarayūḥ kāverī kauśikī tathā || kṛṣṇā veṇī bhīmarathā tāmraparṇī mahānadī || 7 || kṛtamālā vitastā ca nirvindhyā surasā tathā|| carmaṇvatī payoṣṇī ca viśvādyā nadya āyayuḥ || 8 || rambhā ghṛtācī viśvācī menakā ca tilottamā || urvaśīpramukhāstatra sarvāpsarasa āyayuḥ ||9 || vaikuṇṭhavāsinaḥ sarve tathā golokavāsinaḥ || pārṣadapravarā viṣṇostatrājagmuḥ praharṣitāḥ || 2.9.14.10 || aṇimādyāḥ siddhayo'ṣṭau śaṃkhapadmādayo nava || nidhayo mūrtimantaśca samājagmuḥ śriyontike || 11 || pūrṇaḥ śāradacandropi tadānīṃ prītaye śriyāḥ || naiśaṃ tamo'haratsarvaṃ babhūvurnirmalā diśaḥ || 12 || tato'bhiṣekamārebhe tasyā brahmājñayā vṛṣā || maṇḍapaṃ racayāmāsa sadyastvaṣṭātiśobhanam || 13 || ratnastambhasahasrāṇāmāyatābhiśca paṃktibhiḥ || citrairanekairullocaiḥ śobhitaṃ kadalīdrumaiḥ || 14 || sugandhipuṣpanamrābhirdivyakalpadrumālibhiḥ || juṣṭaṃ nānāvidhairaṅgairdarśanīyaṃ manoharam || 15 || koṭiśo ratnadīpānāṃ paṃktibhiḥ śuddharociṣām || bhrājamānaṃ toraṇaiśca muktāhāraiśca lambibhiḥ || 16 || ratnasiṃhāsane tatra gītavādyapurassaram || upāveśya śriyaṃ cakrurabhiṣekaṃ maharṣayaḥ || 17 || airāvataḥ puṇḍarīko vāmanaḥ kumudoñjanaḥ || puṣpadantaḥ sārvabhaumaḥ supratīkaśca diggajāḥ || 18 || kurvanto bṛṃhitānyete hemakumbhoddhṛtaiḥ śubhaiḥ || catuḥsindhusamānītairabhyaṣiñcanta vāribhiḥ || 19 || mūrtimatyo mahānadyastatrājahurjalāni ca || maṃtrānuccārayaṃti sma mūrtā vedāḥ saharṣibhiḥ || 2.9.14.20 || jaguḥ sukaṇṭhā gaṃdharvā nanṛtuścāpsarogaṇāḥ || vādyāni vādayāmāsuranye devagaṇāstadā || 21 || mahānabhūttadānaṃdastrilokyāṃ sarvadehinām || śrīsūktādi dvijāḥ peṭhurjagurgītāni ca striyaḥ || || 22 || kāṃsyatālamṛdaṅgāṃśca paṇavānakagomukhān || vādayāmāsurambhodā divi duṃdubhayo'nadan || 23 || āsītkusumavṛṣṭiśca sākaṃ jayaravaistadā || āsaṃstatparicaryāyāṃ dharmapatnyaśca siddhayaḥ || 24 || susnātāyai tatastasyai kauśeye pītavāsasī || dadāvanarghye jaladhī ratnabhūṣāśca bhūriśaḥ || 25 || upaveśocitaṃ tasyā iṃdra āsanamāharat || viśvakarmā kaṅkaṇāni dadau sadratnamudrikāḥ || 26 || sudhākarastu tadbhrātā nāsābhūṣaṇamuttamam || dadau tasyai keśabhūṣā sadratnanicitā tathā || 27 || padmajanmā dadau padmaṃ muktāhāraṃ sarasvatī || nāgāśca śeṣapramukhāstasyai ratneṃdrakuṇḍale || 28 || añjanaṃ kuṅkumaṃ cādāddurgā sobhāgyalakṣaṇam || lalāṭikāṃ ca sāvitrī śacī tāmbūlapātrikām || 29 || vasaṃtaḥ kausumānhārānkaṇṭhasūtraṃ ca śaṃkaraḥ || vaijayaṃtīṃ srajaṃ pāśī kubero ratnadarpaṇam || 2.9.14.30 || anarghyāṃ kaṃcukīṃ vahniryamo'dādvyajanaṃ śubham || dadustasyai cāparepi bhūṣāstatsamayocitāḥ || 31 || tataḥ svalaṃkṛtāṃ kanyāṃ kasmai dadyāmimāmiti || siṃdhuḥ papraccha brahmāṇaṃ tadovāca sa sarvavit ||32 || kanyā taveyamambhodhe mātā mama śivasya ca || devānāmatha sarveṣāṃ lokānāmasti niścitam || 33 || nārāyaṇaṃ vāsudevaṃ paraṃ brahmākhileśvaram || puruṣottamamevaikaṃ vināsyā nāparaḥ patiḥ || 34 || ataḥ sākṣādbhagavate trailokyasukhahetave || āgatāyopaviṣṭāya dehyasmai vidhināmbudhe || 35 || kuruṣva janmasāphalyaṃ pāvayitvā nijaṃ kulam || samuddhara bhavāmbhodherdattvemāṃ paramātmane ||36|| ekastvaṃ saptabhī rūpaiḥ saptadvīpa vibhāgataḥ || viśruto'tha vidhāyaitanmahatīṃ kīrttimāpsyasi ||37|| ityukto brahmaṇā hṛṣṭaḥ samudraḥ pulakāñcitaḥ || manyamāno nijaṃ dhanyamaditsadviṣṇave sutām ||38|| tataḥ sahaiva vidhinā sa saṃprārthya tamīśvaram || vāgdānādi vidhāyaiva cakre vaivāhikaṃ vidhim ||39|| dhanvaṃtariścandramāśca vāsavādyāśca devatāḥ || āsansamudrasya pakṣe tatra vaivāhikotsave ||2.9.14.40|| vastrābharaṇayānādi dāne bhojanakarmaṇi || sanmānane ca janyānāṃ mukhyā āsaṃsta eva hi || 41 || lakṣmyāśca māṃgalyavidhau mukhyāstatra tu yoṣitaḥ || āsangaṃgādayo nadyaḥ śacyādyāśca surāṃganāḥ || 42 || menādyā nagapatnyaśca siddhayaścāṇimādayaḥ || candrapatnī tathā kāntiḥ sarvāścāpsaraso mune || 43 || nārāyaṇasyātha vibhorlīlāṃ vaivāhikīṃ vidhiḥ || śobhayanpitarau cakre mūrtidharmau vicārya ca || 44 || dharmo'sau jagadādhāra pūjyaścākhiladehinām || pitā'sya bhavituṃ yogyo hyasmiṃśca prītimānbhṛśam || 45 || iyaṃ ca mūrttiḥ prakhyātā sarvasadguṇajanmabhūḥ || dākṣāyaṇī dharmapatnī mātā bhavitumarhati || 46 || tato dharmasyāpi pakṣe mukhyāḥ kāryeṣvime'bhavan || nandīśvaragaṇeśābhyāṃ sahitaḥ śaṃkaro mune || 47 || maharṣayo marīcyādyāḥ prajeśā nārado muniḥ || vainateyaśca nandādyāḥ śrīdāmādyāśca pārṣadāḥ || 48 || durgā ca vedasūrvāṇī strīṣu mukhyā babhūvire || ṛṣipatnyo'nasūyādyā dharmapatnyaśca sarvaśaḥ || 49 || saha vedādibhirbrahmā tvāsīdubhayapakṣayoḥ || brāhmaṇā vaidikā ye ca vivāhavidhikovidāḥ || 2.9.14.50 || athābdhiḥ sarvasaṃbhārāñchriyā eva prasādataḥ || sadyaḥ saṃpādayāmāsa janayandevavismayam || 51 || yadyatsaṃkalpayāmāsa hṛdi tattadupāhṛtam || sadyaḥ svāṃtika evaikṣattatobhūdatiharṣitaḥ || 52 || madhye tu maṇḍapasyāsāvagnisthāpanavedikām || kārayāmāsa vidhivadbrāhmaṇairvedavedibhiḥ || 53 || alaṃcakāra tāṃ vediṃ gandhapuṣpākṣatādibhiḥ || nānāvidhaiḥ śubhai raṅgaiḥ sāṅkuraiḥ karakaistathā || 54 || tato mahāmaṅgalavādyaghoṣaiḥ samantrakaṃ saṃsnapito munīndraiḥ || anarghyavāsāṃsi ca ratnabhūṣā dadhāra viṣṇurmukuṭaṃ ca divyam|| 55 || vāditranidhvānanināditāśaṃ nṛtyatsurastrīkalagītaśobhanam || taṃ maṇḍapaṃ so'tha suraiḥ stuvadbhiḥ sahetya haime niṣasāda pīṭhe || 56 || prakṣālayāmāsa tadaṅghripaṅkajaṃ svapreṣṭhapatnyā jaladhiḥ sagaṃgayā || bhṛṅgārasiktottamavāridhārayā tadambu śīrṣṇā ca dadhāra sānvayaḥ |||| 57 || tataḥ paṭhanmaṃgalamuccakaiḥ śriyaṃ prādāpayaccāmbudhinā'cyutāya || prajvālya vahniṃ vidhinā vidhātā sākaṃ bṛhadbhirmunibhirjuhāva || 58 || pradāya tasmai tanayāṃ manojñāṃ tatpādapadmaikanibaddhadṛṣṭim || vāsāṃsi ratnābharaṇāni cādādbhūyāṃsi bhūmne sa samaṃ duhitrā || 59 || hutasya tasyā'tha hutāśanasya pradakṣiṇāṃ cāpi saha śriyaiva || cakāra cetāṃsi nijekṣakāṇāṃ strīṇāṃ ca puṃsāṃ ca haranhariḥ saḥ || 2.9.14.60 || ekāsane tau saha sanniviṣṭau brahmāṇḍamātāpitarau manojñau || saṃpūjayāmāsuranarghyavastravibhūṣaṇairdevagaṇāḥ sayoṣāḥ || 61 || tadā ca gītāni sumaṃgalāni śriyaśca viṣṇorguṇavarṇanāni || durgādayaścā'tha pulomajādyā devyo jaguḥ sasmitacāruvaktrāḥ || 62 || dvidhā vibhaktāni surāṃganānāṃ vṛndānyupāviśya ca sammukhāni || taddampatiprekṣaṇakautukāni tathā jaguḥ premabhareṇa tāni || 63 || yathā tadākarṇya surāḥ samastā maharṣayaścā'khilayoṣitopi || svāṃtastamaikṣaṃta saha śriyeśaṃ sphuraṃtamāsannanu citravacca||64 || praṇamya bhaktyā ca varākṣatādi samarpya tābhyāṃ vibudhā mudaiva || pṛthakpṛthaktuṣṭuvurūrjitābhirvāgbhiśca tau prāñjalayo vinītāḥ || 65 || iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe śrīvāsudevamāhātmye lakṣmīnārāyaṇavivāhotsavanirūpaṇaṃ nāma caturdaśo'dhyāyaḥ || 14 ||

English translation

Skanda said :

1-8. There came (for the marriage-ceremony of Lakṣmī and Nārāyaṇa ) the following:

God Brahmā ; the Lords of created being; Śambhu ; Manus ; great sages; (twelve) Ādityas ; (eight) Vasus ; (eleven) Rudras ; Siddhas ; Gandharvas ; Cāraṇas ; Sādhyas ; (forty-nine) Maruts ; (the group of ten gods called) Viśvedevas ; presiding deities of quarters; the two Aśvins ; the Fire-god ; the Moon; Dharma ; the Prajāpati himself; Garuḍa ; Kinnaras and other groups of gods; serpent-devotees of Viṣṇu ; of whom Śeṣa was the first, wives of all the Devas (such as) Sāvitrī , Pārvatī , Pṛthivī , Sarasvatī , Śacī , Gaurī , Śivā , Saṃjñā , Ṛddhi , Svāhā , Rohiṇī , Dhūmorṇā (wife of Yama ), Aditi and the lawful wives like Mūrti , Dayā and others; Arundhatī , Śāṇḍilī , Lopāmudrā , Anasūyā and other pious wives of sages; (Rivers like) Gaṅgā , Sarasvatī, Revā , Yamuna , Tapatī (Tapti in north Maharashtra ), Candrabhāgā (Chinab), Vipāśā (Bias), Śatadru (Sutlej), Devikā ( Devā ? or Gogrā), Godāvarī , Kāverī , Kauśikī (Kosī), Kṛṣṇā , Veṇī , Bhīmarathī , the great river Tāmraparṇī , Kṛtamālā (Vaiga near Madura , Tamil Nadu ), Vitastā (Jhelum), Nirvindhyā ( Kālī -Sindh in Mālvā ), Surasā , Carmaṇvatī (Chambal), Payoṣṇī (Pain Gaṅgā), Viśvā and others.

9. All celestial damsels, of whom Raṃbhā, Ghṛtācī , Viśvācī , Menakā , Tilottamā , and Urvaśī were prominent ones came there.

10. All the residents of Vaikuṇṭha as well as all the inhabitants of Goloka and important attendants of Viṣṇu came there with great delight.

11. All the eight supernatural powers beginning with Aṇimā (Levitation), and nine treasures beginning with Śaṅkha , Padma in their corporal forms came near Śrī.

12. At that time, for the pleasure of Śrī, full autumnal moon removed all the darkness of the night and the quarters became resplendent.

13. In compliance of the order of God Brahmā, Indra began (the preparations for) her ablution. Tvaṣṭā immediately constructed a very beautiful hall (created for the ceremonial occasion).

14-15. It was furnished with long rows of thousands of pillars decked with jewels. It was beautified with innumerable wonderful canopies and with plantain trees. It was adorned with rows of heavenly wish-yielding trees bent down with sweet fragrant flowers. It was beautiful and fascinating in its various parts.

16. It was shining brilliantly with crores of rows of bejewelled lamps of resplendent light. It appeared bright with arches (beautified) with suspended pearl-laces.

17. Seating Śrī on a bejewelled throne there, great sages performed her ablution, preceded by vocal and instrumental music.

18-19. Airāvata , Puṇḍarīka , Vāmana , Kumuda , Añjana , Puṣpadanta , Sārvabhauma , Supratīka —these elephants presiding over eight cardinal points, making a roaring sound, raised up auspicious gold pitchers and showered her with waters [1] brought from seas in four quarters.

20. Great rivers in their embodied forms brought waters. Vedas , assuming personal forms, recited Mantras along with sages.

21. Sweet-voiced Gandharvas sang. Bevies of the celestial damsels danced. Other groups of Devas played on musical instruments.

22. There was a great joy all over the three worlds to all embodied beings. Brāhmaṇas recited Vedic Sūktas of which Śrīsūkta (i.e. RV 1.165) was the first. Ladies sang songs.

23. Clouds played upon musical instruments such as instruments of bell metal for beating time. Tabors ( Mṛdaṅga drums), instruments called Gomukha , Paṇava , large military drums called Ānaka , Dundubhi drums resounded in heaven.

24. There was a shower of saffron accompanied with shouts of victory. For her personal service were the lawful wives (of sages) and supernatural powers (in person).

25. The Ocean gave two yellow-coloured silken garments and abundant invaluable bejewelled ornaments to her who had taken that auspicious bath.

26. Indra brought to her a seat worthy of being occupied by her. Viśvakarmā gave her bangles and rings set with excellent jewels.

27. The Moon, her brother, offered her an excellent ornament for the nose (nose ring), and also gave her ornaments set with excellent jewels for her hair.

28. The Lotus-born (God Brahmā) gave her a lotus and Sarasvatī presented her a pearl necklace. Nāgas of whom Śeṣa was prominent bestowed on her two ear-rings set with the best of jewels.

29. Durgā gave her collyrium and saffron symbolic of good fortune (securing the favour, firm devotion and long life of the husband). Sāvitrī gave her an ornament to be worn on the forehead, Śacī gave her a betel-box.

30. The season Spring presented her a flower-garland. Śaṅkara gave her a necklace. God Varuṇa gave her the garland Vaijayantī . Kubera bestowed upon her a bejewelled mirror.

31. The Fire-god gave her an invaluable bodice, while Yama bestowed an auspicious umbrella. Others presented her ornaments suitable for the occasion.

32. Then the Ocean asked God Brahmā, “To whom should I offer this daughter endowed with excellent ornaments?” The omniscient Lord then replied:

33-37. “O storehouse of waters! This your daughter is the mother of mine as well as that of Śiva . It is definite that she is the mother of all Devas and the worlds. She has no other husband than Nārāyaṇa, Vāsudeva , the Supreme Brahman , the Lord of all, the excellent Puruṣa . Therefore, O Ocean, for the felicity of the three worlds give her in marriage with proper (religious) procedure to the Lord who has arrived here in person and taken his seat. By giving her (in marriage) to the Supreme Soul, make your life successful by making your family pure and lift it up from the ocean of Saṃsāra . (Though) you are one, you are known in the world by your seven forms due to the division by seven Dvīpas (continents). By doing this (i.e. offering in marriage), you will obtain great fame.”

38. Addressed thus by God Brahmā, the Ocean who was delighted and had the hair standing on end, regarded himself as blessed and gave his daughter to Viṣṇu.

39. Then after requesting the Lord as per procedure, he performed betrothal ( Vāgdāna ) and other details. He thus completed the sacred precepts pertaining to marriage-ceremony.

40. In the marriage celebrations, Dhanvantari , the Moon-god, Indra and other deities were on the side of the Ocean-god there.

41. They were the chief ones in bestowing (things like) clothes, ornaments, vehicles, serving of meals and rendering honours to the relatives of the bridegroom.

42-43. In the auspicious rite of the marriage-ceremony of Lakṣmī, the following were the prominent ladies: river-goddesses of which Gaṅgā was the first; spouses of Devas beginning with Śacī; wives of Mountain(-gods) like Menā (the wife of Himālaya ); Supernatural powers beginning with Aṇimā; Kānti , the lovely wife the Moon-god; and all celestial nymphs, O sage.

44. Then God Brahmā performed the sportive marriage-ceremony of Nārāyaṇa suitable to and in consideration of his parents Dharma and Mūrti.

45-46. “This Dharma is the support of the world. He is adorable to all embodied beings. He is worthy of being his father. He is excessively in love with him.

This Mūrti who is well-known as the source of origin of all virtues, this daughter of Dakṣa , the lawful wife (of Dharma) deserves to be (Nārāyaṇa’s) mother.”

47-48. Then, even on the side of Dharma, participating in the marriage duties these were the prominent ones, O sage: (ṃey were) God Śaṅkara accompanied by Nandīśvara and Gaṇeśa , great sages including Marīci , the lords of subjects ( Prajāpatis ), the sage Nārada , Vainateya (Garuḍa) and attendants including Nanda and Śrīdāmā.

49. Durgā, the deity of speech ( Vāṇī ) who is the mother of Vedas, wives of sages including Anasūyā and all Dharmapatnīs (lawful wives) were the prominent ones among the ladies.

50. God Brahmā along with Vedas and others, and Brāhmaṇas who were expert in the Vedas and the procedures of the marriage-ceremony, were on both the sides.

51. Then, the Ocean, with the favour of Śrī, immediately procured all the requisites, causing wonderment to Devas.

52. He saw that whatever he intended (to have) in his mind, it was instantaneously brought near him. He was, therefore, highly delighted.

53. In the middle of that (marriage) hall, he caused (the construction of) the altar for establishing the (holy) fire (in it) by Brāhmaṇas learned in the Vedas.

54. He decorated the altar with sandal-paste, flowers, (unbroken) grains of rice etc., and with auspicious colours and water-pots containing sprouts.

55. Then Viṣṇu who was bathed by prominent sages chanting Mantras accompanied by the loud tumultuous sound of auspicious musical instruments, wore invaluable clothes, bejewelled ornaments and a splendid celestial crown.

56. With all the quarters reverberating with the sound of the musical instruments and the sweet songs of dancing celestial ladies he came along with eulogizing Suras to the ceremonial hall and sat on a seat of gold.

57. The Ocean along with his dearest wife Gaṅgā washed his (i.e. Viṣṇu’s) lotus-feet with the stream of excellent water flowing from the spout of a golden pitcher (of a particular shape), and carried that water over his head along with (the heads of) those of the members of his family (by sprinkling it over them).

58. Then reciting loudly the auspicious verses (relevant to the occasion), God Brahmā made the Ocean-god give (in marriage) Śrī to Acyuta . Enkindling the sacred fire as per injunctions, he offered oblations (to the marital fire) along with sages.

59. After giving him his beautiful daughter who had fixed her sight only on his lotus-feet, he presented the great being numerous rich garments and bejewelled ornaments along with the daughter.

60. Then Hari circumambulated the duly oblated sacrificial fire along with Śrī, attracting awhile the minds of men and women onlookers.

61. The multitudes of gods, along with their wives, worshipped with reverence, the beautiful parents of the universe occupying the same seat, presenting to them invaluable garments and ornaments.

62. Goddesses including Durgā and others and wives of Devas including Śacī, whose beautiful faces were beaming with smiles, sang auspicious songs describing the excellences of Viṣṇu.

63-64. The multitudes of the wives of Devas seated in two groups facing each other, sang with great love and devotion, festive nuptial songs at the sight of the couple in such a way as on hearing them all Suras, great sages, all womenfolk saw the Lord along with Śrī shining within themselves, and they sat (still and motionless) as if drawn in a picture.

65. Paying obeisance with devotion and offering ceremonial akṣata (unbroken grains of rice) etc., the Devas joyously eulogized them individually, with excellent words, humbly folding their palms with reverence.

[1]: [1] : Icons showing Lakṣmī being bathed by elephants are found since the Śuṅga period (N.P. Joshi, Bhāratīya Mūrti Śāstra , p.219). Here the Purāṇa employs eight elephants instead of two usually found in these old icons.

Complete chapter-aligned witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource page 23185, revision 71863 (2016-06-24T10:14:21Z). English is G. V. Tagare’s complete translation, controlled against its chapter page at https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-skanda-purana/d/doc371753.html and the archival publication witness. The witnesses are aligned at chapter level; no unsupported verse-by-verse equivalence is asserted.