Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

उपगीयमानविजयः पीतांबरविराजितः । लक्ष्मीविराजितोरस्को नीलमेघसमच्छविः

Transliteration

upagīyamānavijayaḥ pītāṃbaravirājitaḥ | lakṣmīvirājitorasko nīlameghasamacchaviḥ

Translation

On chantait sa victoire; il resplendissait de vêtements jaunes; sa poitrine rayonnait de la présence de Lakṣmī; son teint était tel un nuage de pluie bleu sombre.

Word by Word

• उपगीयमानविजयः: whose victory is being sung
• उपगीयमानविजयः: Karta (Subject/apposition/कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उप + गी (धातु) → गीयमान (कृदन्त; कर्मणि वर्तमान-प्रत्यय/शानच्) + विजय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (‘whose victory is being sung/celebrated’)

• पीताम्बरविराजितः: resplendent in yellow garments
• पीताम्बरविराजितः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पीत (कृदन्त; पा धातु, क्त/विशेषणरूप) + अम्बर (प्रातिपदिक) + विराजित (कृदन्त; वि + राज् धातु, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (‘resplendent with yellow garments’)

• लक्ष्मीविराजितोरस्कः: whose chest is adorned by Lakṣmī
• लक्ष्मीविराजितोरस्कः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक) + विराजित (कृदन्त; वि + राज् धातु, क्त) + उरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (‘whose chest is adorned by Lakṣmī’)

• नीलमेघसमच्छविः: having a hue like a dark cloud
• नीलमेघसमच्छविः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नील (प्रातिपदिक) + मेघ (प्रातिपदिक) + सम (प्रातिपदिक) + छवि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (‘whose complexion is like a dark cloud’)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Setukhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: ṛṣi-audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The deity stands radiant in yellow silk; bards sing his victory; Lakṣmī shines upon his chest; his body is dark as a raincloud, framed by a luminous aura and a celebratory retinue.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Lakṣmī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord is approached through praise and remembrance; his beauty and sovereignty inspire devotion and surrender.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setukṣetra, as the Setukhaṇḍa’s sacred landscape, frames this celebrated vision of the Lord.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; the verse underscores stuti (praise) as an organic mode of worship.