Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

दिव्यवस्त्रां सुगंधाढ्यां रत्नाभरणभूषिताम् । किरीटकुण्डलैर्दिव्यैः शोभितां कंकणादिभिः

Transliteration

divyavastrāṃ sugaṃdhāḍhyāṃ ratnābharaṇabhūṣitām | kirīṭakuṇḍalairdivyaiḥ śobhitāṃ kaṃkaṇādibhiḥ

Translation

Clad in heavenly garments and rich with sacred fragrance, she was adorned with jeweled ornaments—resplendent with a divine crown and earrings, and beautified with bangles and other adornments.

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.