Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

चित्रकृत्तिपरीधानं कौपीनकुण्डलद्वयम् । घंटायुग्मं त्रिशूलं च सूत्रं चर्यास्वरूपकम्

Transliteration

citrakṛttiparīdhānaṃ kaupīnakuṇḍaladvayam | ghaṃṭāyugmaṃ triśūlaṃ ca sūtraṃ caryāsvarūpakam

Translation

يلبس ثوبًا من جلدٍ ملوّن، ومعه مئزرٌ (كَوپِينا) وزوجُ أقراط؛ ويحمل جرسين ورمحَ الثلاثِ شعب—فهذه هي الهيئةُ الظاهرةُ للنسك، وهي أيضًا قاعدةُ السلوك الهادية.

Word by Word

• चित्रकृत्तिपरीधानम्: a garment of variegated hide
• चित्रकृत्तिपरीधानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्र + कृत्ति + परिधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः (विशेषण-सम्बन्धः) ‘चित्रकृत्ति’ (variegated hide) + ‘परिधान’ (garment)

• कौपीनकुण्डलद्वयम्: loincloth and a pair of earrings
• कौपीनकुण्डलद्वयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौपीन + कुण्डल + द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः ‘कौपीन’ (loincloth) + ‘कुण्डलद्वय’ (pair of earrings)

• घण्टायुग्मम्: a pair of bells
• घण्टायुग्मम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घण्टा + युग्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (घण्टयोः युग्मम्)

• त्रिशूलम्: trident
• त्रिशूलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिशूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सूत्रम्: a thread; cord
• सूत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• चर्यास्वरूपकम्: having the form of (ritual) practice
• चर्यास्वरूपकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चर्या + स्वरूपक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः ‘चर्या’ (conduct/practice) + ‘स्वरूपक’ (having the nature of) विशेषण (qualifying ‘सूत्रम्’)

Speaker

Gālava (continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śūdra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Śaiva vratin is depicted with skin-garment, loincloth, twin earrings, twin bells, and trident—presented as the formal outward regimen of the vow, emphasizing disciplined bearing and sacred implements.

Characters & Entities

• Gālava
• Śiva (triśūla emblem)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Discipline is supported by both inner resolve and outward reminders; sacred emblems help sustain constant remembrance of the vow.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse belongs to a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter, but it does not specify a location in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Prescribed caryā items: skin-garment, loincloth, two earrings, paired bells, and trident, along with adherence to the observance’s ‘sūtra’ (rule/discipline).