Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

भूषयित्वा भूषणैश्च मणिवज्रविभूषणैः । मुकुटेनार्कवर्णेन ज्वलद्भास्कररोचिषा

Transliteration

bhūṣayitvā bhūṣaṇaiśca maṇivajravibhūṣaṇaiḥ | mukuṭenārkavarṇena jvaladbhāskararociṣā

Translation

Mit Schmuck—Zieraten aus Edelsteinen und Diamanten—geschmückt, trug er eine Krone von sonnenhafter Farbe, flammend im Glanz eines strahlenden Gestirns.

Word by Word

• भूषयित्वा: having adorned
• भूषयित्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भूष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund)

• भूषणैः: with ornaments
• भूषणैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

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

• मणि-वज्र-विभूषणैः: with ornaments of gems and diamonds
• मणि-वज्र-विभूषणैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मणि (प्रातिपदिक) + वज्र (प्रातिपदिक) + विभूषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘मणि-वज्रैः विभूषणैः’ इत्यर्थे

• मुकुटेन: with a crown
• मुकुटेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुकुट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अर्क-वर्णेन: of sun-like color
• अर्क-वर्णेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्क (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (mukuṭasya)

• ज्वलद्-भास्कर-रोचिषा: with the radiance of a blazing sun
• ज्वलद्-भास्कर-रोचिषा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वलद् (कृदन्त; √ज्वल् (धातु) शतृ) + भास्कर (प्रातिपदिक) + रोचिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘ज्वलद्भास्करस्य रोचिः’ इत्यर्थे, ज्वलद् = वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic storyteller; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Close-up of the daitya-king’s regalia: gem-and-diamond ornaments and a radiant sun-hued crown emitting a blazing aura, set against a temple-city backdrop.

Characters & Entities

• Daitya (implied)
• Crown (mukuṭa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

External splendour and power are vividly portrayed, yet Purāṇic narratives often contrast such display with the higher authority of dharma and divinity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting remains the Dvārakā Māhātmya stream, contextualizing events around the sacred region associated with Vāsudeva.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed here; the verse focuses on descriptive adornment and royal/daitya splendour.