Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

दिव्यवस्त्रां सुगंधाढ्यां रत्नाभरणभूषिताम् । किरीटकुण्डलैर्दिव्यैः शोभितां कंकणादिभिः

Transliteration

divyavastrāṃ sugaṃdhāḍhyāṃ ratnābharaṇabhūṣitām | kirīṭakuṇḍalairdivyaiḥ śobhitāṃ kaṃkaṇādibhiḥ

Translation

In himmlische Gewänder gekleidet und von heiligem Duft erfüllt, war sie mit Juwelenschmuck geziert—glänzend durch göttliche Krone und Ohrringe, verschönt durch Armreife und weitere Zierden.

Word by Word

• divya-vastrām: wearing divine garments
• divya-vastrām: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक) + vastra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन — कर्मधारयः (दिव्यं वस्त्रं यस्याः)

• sugandha-āḍhyām: abounding in fragrance
• sugandha-āḍhyām: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su-gandha (प्रातिपदिक) + āḍhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन — तत्पुरुषः; ‘सुगन्धेन आढ्या’ (rich in fragrance)

• ratna-ābharaṇa-bhūṣitām: adorned with jeweled ornaments
• ratna-ābharaṇa-bhūṣitām: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ratna (प्रातिपदिक) + ābharaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + bhūṣita (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन — तत्पुरुषसमासः; ‘रत्न-आभरणैः भूषिताम्’

• kirīṭa-kuṇḍalaiḥ: with crowns and earrings
• kirīṭa-kuṇḍalaiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kirīṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + kuṇḍala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे (समाहार-द्वन्द्व), तृतीया, बहुवचन — ‘with crowns and earrings’

• divyaiḥ: divine
• divyaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया, बहुवचन — विशेषण (of kirīṭa-kuṇḍalaiḥ)

• śobhitām: adorned
• śobhitām: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śubh (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन — ‘adorned/beautified’

• kaṃkaṇa-ādibhiḥ: with bracelets and the like
• kaṃkaṇa-ādibhiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaṃkaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया, बहुवचन — तत्पुरुषः (कंकणानि आदीनि येषाम्) ‘with bracelets etc.’

Speaker

Narrative voice (contextual narrator within Dvārakā Māhātmya; specific speaker not stated in this verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Close, detailed vision of Dvārakā’s divine attire: heavenly garments, sacred fragrance, jeweled ornaments, crown, earrings, bangles—an iconographic inventory of auspiciousness.

Characters & Entities

• Dvārakā (implied presiding divinity/context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse elevates sacred perception: divine beauty signifies purity and auspiciousness, inspiring bhakti and trust in the tīrtha’s protective grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, envisioned as a presiding divine presence within the Dvārakā Māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it supports devotional meditation (smaraṇa/dhyāna) upon the sacred presence associated with Dvārakā.