Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 92

Devanagari script

अंगप्रभासुवर्णेन सितमौक्तिकशोभिता । तारुण्यरुचिरत्वेन तारुण्येन विभूषिता

Transliteration

aṃgaprabhāsuvarṇena sitamauktikaśobhitā | tāruṇyaruciratvena tāruṇyena vibhūṣitā

Translation

With the golden glow of her limbs, and beautified like white pearls, she was adorned by youth itself—made enchanting by the charm of her fresh adolescence.

Word by Word

• अंगप्रभासुवर्णेन: with gold-like bodily radiance
• अंगप्रभासुवर्णेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभा (प्रातिपदिक) + सुवर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन — बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः: अङ्गानां प्रभा एव सुवर्णम् (इव) तेन

• सितमौक्तिकशोभिता: adorned with white pearls
• सितमौक्तिकशोभिता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सित (प्रातिपदिक) + मौक्तिक (प्रातिपदिक) + शोभिता (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (शुभ्/शोभ् धातोः; भूतकर्मणि), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — तत्पुरुषः: सितैः मौक्तिकैः शोभिता

• तारुण्यरुचिरत्वेन: by the charm of youth
• तारुण्यरुचिरत्वेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तारुण्य (प्रातिपदिक) + रुचिरत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन — तत्पुरुषः: तारुण्यस्य रुचिरत्वेन (यौवन-रमणीयत्वेन)

• तारुण्येन: with youthfulness
• तारुण्येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तारुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• विभूषिता: adorned
• विभूषिता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-भूष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (भूतकर्मणि), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — 'adorned/embellished'

Speaker

Brahmā (deduced; Vaiṣṇava Khaṇḍa narrative frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous youthful figure: limbs glowing like gold, adorned with pearl-white brilliance; youth itself appears as her ornament, emphasizing freshness and charm.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sensory splendor is described to highlight the ethical challenge it can pose, reinforcing the dharmic ideal of inner steadiness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader sanctified setting of Raibhya’s āśrama near Himavat continues as the implied sacred locale.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.