Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

शारदंबरनीराब्जकांतिदेहच्छविः प्रभुः । कौस्तुभोद्भासिहृदयः कांतकेयूरभास्करः

Transliteration

śāradaṃbaranīrābjakāṃtidehacchaviḥ prabhuḥ | kaustubhodbhāsihṛdayaḥ kāṃtakeyūrabhāskaraḥ

Translation

Ce Seigneur rayonnait de l’éclat de son corps, tel le ciel d’automne et le lotus bleu. Le joyau Kaustubha flamboyait sur sa poitrine, et ses splendides bracelets brillaient comme des soleils.

Word by Word

• शारदाम्बरनीराब्जकान्तिदेहच्छविः: he whose bodily radiance is like the beauty of autumn sky, water, and lotus
• शारदाम्बरनीराब्जकान्तिदेहच्छविः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शारद + अम्बर + नीर + अब्ज + कान्ति + देह + छवि (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्; बहुव्रीहिः—(शारदाम्बरनीराब्जकान्तिसदृशी देहच्छविः यस्य)

• प्रभुः: the Lord
• प्रभुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्

• कौस्तुभोद्भासिहृदयः: he whose heart shines with the Kaustubha gem
• कौस्तुभोद्भासिहृदयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौस्तुभ + उद्भासि + हृदय (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्; बहुव्रीहिः—(कौस्तुभेन उद्भासि हृदयं यस्य)

• कान्तकेयूरभास्करः: he whose armlets are radiant like the sun
• कान्तकेयूरभास्करः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कान्त + केयूर + भास्कर (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्; बहुव्रीहिः—(कान्तानि केयूराणि भास्करवत् यस्य/यस्य केयूराः भास्करवत् कान्ताः)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣṇu stands revealed in full splendor: body radiance like autumn sky and blue lotus; Kaustubha blazing on the chest; armlets shining like suns.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu (implied)
• Kaustubha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine beauty is presented as auspicious power—darśana of the Lord restores hope amid cosmic fear.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is the Lord’s luminous form.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is descriptive praise (rūpa-varṇana).