Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

तांबूलैश्च विनोदैश्च वस्त्रालंकरणैः शुभैः । अथ वृंदारिका देवी सर्वभोगसमन्विता

Transliteration

tāṃbūlaiśca vinodaiśca vastrālaṃkaraṇaiḥ śubhaiḥ | atha vṛṃdārikā devī sarvabhogasamanvitā

Translation

Mit Betel, Vergnügungen sowie glückverheißenden Gewändern und Schmuck wurde Vṛndā-devī daraufhin mit allem Komfort und allen Genüssen ausgestattet.

Word by Word

• ताम्बूलैः: with betel leaves
• ताम्बूलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ताम्बूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• विनोदैः: with amusements/diversions
• विनोदैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनोद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• वस्त्रालंकरणैः: with clothes and ornaments
• वस्त्रालंकरणैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अलंकरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास; Instrumental plural

• शुभैः: auspicious, fine
• शुभैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/thereupon)

• वृंदारिका: Vṛndārikā (name)
• वृंदारिका: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृंदारिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Proper noun

• देवी: the goddess
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; apposition to वृंदारिका

• सर्वभोगसमन्विता: endowed with all pleasures
• सर्वभोगसमन्विता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + भोग (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (कृदन्त; सम्+अन्वि/अन्वि धातु, क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीह्यर्थे विशेषणम्—‘सर्वैः भोगैः समन्विता’ (endowed with all enjoyments)

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vṛndāvana (narrative locus)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A richly adorned Vṛndā-devī in auspicious garments and ornaments receives tāmbūla and festive amusements in a gardened sacred grove, signaling the beginning of intimate līlā.

Characters & Entities

• Vṛndā (Vṛndārikā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

After turmoil, the narrative depicts regained stability; Purāṇas often contrast suffering and comfort to highlight the impermanence of worldly states under divine governance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it remains within the broader Tīrthamāhātmya context of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.