Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 64

Devanagari script

द्विनेत्रं द्विभुजं सौम्यं नीलालकविभूषितम् । रक्तपादांबुजतलं सुरक्तकरपल्लवम्

Transliteration

dvinetraṃ dvibhujaṃ saumyaṃ nīlālakavibhūṣitam | raktapādāṃbujatalaṃ suraktakarapallavam

Translation

Sie erschien sanft—mit zwei Augen und zwei Armen, geschmückt mit dunkelblauen Locken; die Sohlen ihrer Lotosfüße waren rot, und ihre zarten Hände leuchteten in schönem Karmin.

Word by Word

• द्विनेत्रम्: two-eyed
• द्विनेत्रम्: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि-नेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्; द्विगु-समासः (संख्यापूर्वपद)

• द्विभुजम्: two-armed
• द्विभुजम्: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि-भुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्; द्विगु-समासः

• सौम्यम्: gentle, pleasing
• सौम्यम्: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सौम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• नीलालकविभूषितम्: adorned with dark-blue curls
• नीलालकविभूषितम्: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नील-आलक-विभूषित (प्रातिपदिक); नील (adj) + आलक (noun ‘curl/lock’) + विभूषित (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (क्त), ‘adorned’; समासः—तत्पुरुषः: ‘नीलैः आलकैः विभूषितम्’

• रक्तपादाम्बुजतलम्: with red lotus-like soles of the feet
• रक्तपादाम्बुजतलम्: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्त-पाद-अम्बुज-तल (प्रातिपदिक); रक्त (adj) + पाद (noun) + अम्बुज (noun) + तल (noun)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः: ‘रक्तं पादाम्बुजस्य तलम्’ (having red soles like lotus-feet)

• सुरक्तकरपल्लवम्: with very red, tender hands
• सुरक्तकरपल्लवम्: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-रक्त-कर-पल्लव (प्रातिपदिक); सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय-पूर्वपद) + रक्त (adj) + कर (noun) + पल्लव (noun)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः: ‘सुरक्तौ करौ पल्लववत्’

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator in Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa context; traditionally Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya ṛṣis (frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Close iconographic focus: Devī is gentle, two-eyed and two-armed, adorned with dark-blue curls; her lotus-feet soles are red; her tender hands are richly crimson—an intimate, worship-ready portrait.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Pārvatī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Goddess’s beauty is not merely aesthetic; it signifies auspiciousness, gentleness, and accessibility to devotees.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vastrāpatha-kṣetra in Prabhāsa, where Devī’s serene form is revealed to dispel fear.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse supports devotional visualization (dhyāna) through iconographic detail.