Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

सितचामरजालेन शोभिते पुष्पदामनि । मथनोनाम दैत्येन्द्रः पाशहस्तो व्यराजत

Transliteration

sitacāmarajālena śobhite puṣpadāmani | mathanonāma daityendraḥ pāśahasto vyarājata

Translation

Geschmückt mit einem Geflecht weißer Chāmara-Fächer und glänzend in Blumengirlanden, strahlte der Daitya-Herrscher namens Mathana hervor, in der Hand den Pāśa, die Schlinge.

Word by Word

• सितचामरजालेन: with a net/cluster of white yak-tail fans
• सितचामरजालेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सित + चामर + जाल (प्रातिपदिक; घटकौ: सित- + चामर- + जाल-)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सितानि चामराणि तेषां जालम्/सितचामरजाल-), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• शोभिते: in/ on (that which is) adorned
• शोभिते: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ्/शोभ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण (पुष्पदामनि)

• पुष्पदामनि: in a garland of flowers
• पुष्पदामनि: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प + दामन् (प्रातिपदिक; घटकौ: पुष्प- + दामन्-)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (पुष्पाणां दाम/माला/पुष्पदामन्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• मथनः: Mathana
• मथनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मथन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (Apposition marker/संज्ञासूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: नाम-शब्दः, संज्ञा-निर्देशक अव्यय (indeclinable indicating name)

• दैत्येन्द्रः: lord of the Daityas
• दैत्येन्द्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक; घटकौ: दैत्य- + इन्द्र-)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (दैत्यानाम् इन्द्रः/दैत्येन्द्र-), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; मथनस्य विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन्

• पाशहस्तः: having a noose in (his) hand
• पाशहस्तः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाश + हस्त (प्रातिपदिक; घटकौ: पाश- + हस्त-)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (पाशः हस्ते यस्य/पाशहस्त-), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (दैत्येन्द्रः)

• व्यराजत: shone forth, appeared splendid
• व्यराजत: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√राज् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Mathana, lord of the Daityas, stands radiant: a net of white yak-tail fans (cāmara-jāla) behind him, flower garlands across his chest, and a noose (pāśa) in hand—half-ceremonial, half-menacing.

Characters & Entities

• Mathana
• Daitya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Outer splendor and martial power can appear dazzling, yet in Purāṇic dharma such pride often precedes downfall when opposed to divine order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it is a battlefield-style description within the Kaumārikā narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is descriptive, focusing on the Daitya leader’s appearance and weapon.