Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

छत्रं पूर्णेंदुसंकाशं यानं स्वर्णविराजितम् । चामराणि सुदंडानि पादुके च हिरण्मये

Transliteration

chatraṃ pūrṇeṃdusaṃkāśaṃ yānaṃ svarṇavirājitam | cāmarāṇi sudaṃḍāni pāduke ca hiraṇmaye

Translation

Un parasol éclatant tel la pleine lune, un char resplendissant d’or, des chasse-mouches de chāmara aux manches solides, et même des sandales d’or : telles étaient ses possessions magnifiques.

Word by Word

• छत्रम्: parasol, umbrella
• छत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; nominative/accusative singular (neuter)

• पूर्णेन्दु-संकाशम्: resembling the full moon
• पूर्णेन्दु-संकाशम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्णेन्दु (प्रातिपदिक) + संकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; उपमान-तत्पुरुषः (पूर्णेन्दु-सदृशम्)

• यानम्: vehicle, conveyance
• यानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; nominative/accusative singular (neuter)

• स्वर्ण-विराजितम्: adorned with gold, shining with gold
• स्वर्ण-विराजितम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + विराजित (कृदन्त; √राज् (धातु) + वि, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषणम्; ‘स्वर्णेन विराजितम्’

• चामराणि: yak-tail fans
• चामराणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चामर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन; nominative/accusative plural (neuter)

• सु-दण्डानि: with fine handles/staffs
• सु-दण्डानि: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश) + दण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘सुन्दराणि दण्डानि’

• पादुके: a pair of sandals
• पादुके: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पादुका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), द्विवचन; nominative/accusative dual (feminine)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय; conjunction ‘and’

• हिरण्मये: golden
• हिरण्मये: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हिरण्मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), द्विवचन; nominative/accusative dual (neuter), agreeing with ‘पादुके’ as pair (dual)

Speaker

Narrator (context not explicit in snippet; likely a Purāṇic narrator within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A noblewoman/queen attended by retainers; a full-moon-white parasol held above her; a gold-embellished palanquin or chariot nearby; attendants bearing fly-whisks; golden sandals placed on a jeweled footstool—everything gleaming in lamplight.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worldly splendor is depicted as secondary; the larger narrative frames true worth in devotion and dharma rather than possessions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as narrative description within the Brahmottarakhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse lists items of luxury, which in Purāṇic contexts often become potential objects of dāna (charitable gifting).