Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

नानाविधोत्तरासंगा नानामाल्यविभूषणाः । नानासुगंधगंधाढ्या नानाबंधिशतस्तुताः

Transliteration

nānāvidhottarāsaṃgā nānāmālyavibhūṣaṇāḥ | nānāsugaṃdhagaṃdhāḍhyā nānābaṃdhiśatastutāḥ

Translation

They wore many kinds of cloaks and attachments, were adorned with diverse garlands and ornaments, were rich with manifold sweet fragrances, and were praised in countless ways by their own bards.

Word by Word

• nānā-vidha-uttara-āsaṅgāḥ: wearing various upper garments/cloaks
• nānā-vidha-uttara-āsaṅgāḥ: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nānā (अव्यय) + vidha (प्रातिपदिक) + uttara (प्रातिपदिक) + āsaṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (नानाविधानि उत्तरासङ्गानि येषाम्)

• nānā-mālya-vibhūṣaṇāḥ: having various garlands as ornaments
• nānā-mālya-vibhūṣaṇāḥ: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nānā (अव्यय) + mālya (प्रातिपदिक) + vibhūṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (नानामाल्यानि विभूषणानि येषाम्)

• nānā-sugandha-gandha-āḍhyāḥ: rich with many fragrant scents
• nānā-sugandha-gandha-āḍhyāḥ: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nānā (अव्यय) + su-gandha (प्रातिपदिक) + gandha (प्रातिपदिक) + āḍhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (नानासुगन्धगन्धैः आढ्याः = समृद्धाः)

• nānā-bandhi-śata-stutāḥ: praised by hundreds of bards of various kinds
• nānā-bandhi-śata-stutāḥ: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nānā (अव्यय) + bandhi (प्रातिपदिक) + śata (प्रातिपदिक) + stuta (कृदन्त; स्तु धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; क्त-कृदन्तः ‘स्तुत’; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (नानाबन्धिशतेन स्तुताः)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Dānavas in layered cloaks and attachments, heavy garlands and ornaments, perfumed bodies, surrounded by their own bards singing panegyrics—an intoxicating, decadent war-court atmosphere.

Characters & Entities

• Dānava
• Bard (baṃdhi)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Praise, perfume, and finery can intoxicate the mind; Purāṇic dharma warns that such vanity, without virtue, becomes a cause of ruin.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is mentioned.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.