Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

द्वीपिचर्माम्बरधरा रणत्किंकिणिमेखला । डमड्डमरुकारा च फेत्कारपूरिताम्बरा

Transliteration

dvīpicarmāmbaradharā raṇatkiṃkiṇimekhalā | ḍamaḍḍamarukārā ca phetkārapūritāmbarā

Translation

In ein Leopardenfell gekleidet, mit einem Gürtel klingender Glöckchen, den Klang der ḍamaru-Trommel ertönen lassend, erfüllte sie den Himmel mit ihren wilden Schreien.

Word by Word

• द्वीपिचर्माम्बरधरा: wearing a leopard-skin garment
• द्वीपिचर्माम्बरधरा: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वीपि-चर्म-अम्बर-धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• रणत्किंकिणिमेखला: with a girdle of tinkling bells
• रणत्किंकिणिमेखला: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रणत्-किṅकिṇī-मेखला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘रणत्’ = कृदन्त (रन्/रण्-धातु, शतृ/वर्तमानकृदन्त) विशेषणरूपेण समासे

• डमड्डमरुकारा: making the sound ‘ḍamaḍ’ of the ḍamaru drum
• डमड्डमरुकारा: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: डमड्-डमरु-कार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘कार’ = कर्तृवाचक प्रातिपदिक (कृ-धातु-सम्बद्ध)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• फेत्कारपूरिताम्बरा: whose garment/space is filled with loud cries (phetkāra)
• फेत्कारपूरिताम्बरा: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: फेत्कार-पूरित-अम्बर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘पूरित’ = कृदन्त (पूर्-धातु, क्त/भूतकृदन्त)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī addressed; frame audience implied

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The fierce attendant, clad in leopard skin with a jingling bell-belt, beats the ḍamaru; her cries reverberate, filling the sky as if the very firmament trembles.

Characters & Entities

• Ḍamaru
• Śivā (fierce female attendant/manifestation)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The divine manifests as awe-inspiring power; sacred sound and fearsome form symbolize the removal of obstacles to Dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is embedded in Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya but focuses on mythic description rather than naming a particular tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; ritual symbols (ḍamaru, bells, animal-skin) appear as descriptive elements.