Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

नानारत्नप्रदीपैश्च नीराजितमुखांबुजाम् । चारुप्रसन्नवदनां हारनूपूरशोभिताम्

Transliteration

nānāratnapradīpaiśca nīrājitamukhāṃbujām | cāruprasannavadanāṃ hāranūpūraśobhitām

Translation

Ihr lotosgleiches Antlitz wurde durch das Schwenken der Lichter vieler Juwelenlampen im Āratī geehrt; ihr Gesicht war heiter und anmutig, und sie glänzte mit Halsketten und Fußspangen.

Word by Word

• नाना: various; many kinds of
• नाना: Samāsa-upapada (Compound member)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाना (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत्-पूर्वपद (indeclinable-like first member in compound)

• रत्न: gems
• रत्न: Samāsa-upapada (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (stem used in compound)

• प्रदीपैः: with lamps
• प्रदीपैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रदीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/ conjunction)

• नानारत्नप्रदीपैः: with various gem-lamps
• नानारत्नप्रदीपैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाना + रत्न + प्रदीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative: ‘lamps of various gems’), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• नीराजित: waved (with lights); honored with ārati
• नीराजित: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नी + राज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मुख: face
• मुख: Samāsa-upapada (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (stem used in compound)

• अम्बुजाम्: lotus
• अम्बुजाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मुखाम्बुजाम्: lotus-face
• मुखाम्बुजाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख (प्रातिपदिक) + अम्बुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (‘lotus-like face’), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• नीराजितमुखाम्बुजाम्: whose lotus-face was honored with ārati
• नीराजितमुखाम्बुजाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नीराजित (कृदन्त) + मुखाम्बुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative: ‘whose lotus-face is worshipped with ārati’), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• चारु: beautiful
• चारु: Samāsa-upapada (Compound member)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चारु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रातिपदिक (stem used in compound)

• प्रसन्न: serene; cheerful
• प्रसन्न: Samāsa-upapada (Compound member)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रातिपदिक (stem used in compound)

• वदनाम्: face
• वदनाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• चारुप्रसन्नवदनाम्: with a beautiful serene face
• चारुप्रसन्नवदनाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चारु + प्रसन्न + वदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (beautiful + serene face), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• हार: necklace
• हार: Samāsa-upapada (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (stem used in compound)

• नूपूर: anklet
• नूपूर: Samāsa-upapada (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नूपूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (stem used in compound)

• शोभिताम्: adorned; beautified
• शोभिताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शोभ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• हारनूपूरशोभिताम्: adorned with necklace and anklets
• हारनूपूरशोभिताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हार (प्रातिपदिक) + नूपूर (प्रातिपदिक) + शोभित (कृदन्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative: ‘adorned with necklace and anklets’), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devī’s lotus-face is honored with many jewel-like lamps waved in ārati; her serene, delightful expression shines with necklaces and anklets.

Characters & Entities

• Mahālakṣmī
• Nīrājana (Ārati)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Auspicious worship (nīrājana/ārati) symbolizes offering one’s attention and devotion to the Divine as the source of śrī.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not a specific tīrtha in this verse; it is a devotional scene within Kedārakhaṇḍa’s narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Ārati (nīrājana) is referenced as a mode of honouring the Goddess, though not laid out as a formal injunction.