Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

चन्द्रांगदस्य सा भूयः सीमंतिन्यामजायत । रूपौदार्यगुणोपेता नाम्ना वै कीर्तिमालिनी

Transliteration

candrāṃgadasya sā bhūyaḥ sīmaṃtinyāmajāyata | rūpaudāryaguṇopetā nāmnā vai kīrtimālinī

Translation

সি পুনৰ চন্দ্ৰাঙ্গদৰ পত্নী ৰূপে জন্ম ল’লে; ৰূপ, উদাৰতা আৰু গুণে গুণান্বিতা আছিল; নাম আছিল কীৰ্তিমালিনী।

Word by Word

• चन्द्राङ्गदस्य: of Candrāṅgada
• चन्द्राङ्गदस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्राङ्गद (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे षष्ठी-एकवचनम् (Masculine, Genitive, Singular); व्यक्तिनाम

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (Feminine, Nominative, Singular); सर्वनाम

• भूयः: again
• भूयः: Kāla (Temporal adverb/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरर्थक-अव्ययम् (again/once more)

• सीमन्तिन्याम्: in (a woman named) Sīmantinī
• सीमन्तिन्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीमन्तिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे सप्तमी-एकवचनम् (Feminine, Locative, Singular)

• अजायत: was born
• अजायत: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकारः (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्

• रूपौदार्यगुणोपेता: endowed with beauty, generosity, and virtues
• रूपौदार्यगुणोपेता: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रूप + औदार्य + गुण + उपेता (कृदन्त; √इ/उप + इ)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (Feminine, Nominative, Singular); तत्पुरुष-समासः (रूप-औदार्य-गुणैः उपेता)

• नाम्ना: by name
• नाम्ना: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया-एकवचनम् (Neuter, Instrumental, Singular)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis/निश्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (emphatic particle)

• कीर्तिमालिनी: Kīrtimālinī
• कीर्तिमालिनी: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीर्तिमालिनी (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (Feminine, Nominative, Singular); व्यक्तिनाम

Speaker

Sūta

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and Naimiṣāraṇya sages (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A new birth scene: Kīrtimālinī, radiant and virtuous, as the wife of Candrāṅgada; imagery of auspicious household life—garlands, lamps, generosity to guests.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Candrāṅgada
• Kīrtimālinī (rebirth of Piṅgalā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Merit gained through devotion reshapes future birth, elevating one’s station and virtues in a new life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is cited; the verse highlights karmic fruition through Śaiva merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it narrates the result (rebirth with virtues) of prior meritorious worship.