Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

दिव्यरत्नान्विते स्कन्दो निषण्णः परमासने । सर्वमंगलसंभारैर्विधिमंत्रपुरस्कृतम्

Transliteration

divyaratnānvite skando niṣaṇṇaḥ paramāsane | sarvamaṃgalasaṃbhārairvidhimaṃtrapuraskṛtam

Translation

Skanda s’assit sur un trône suprême orné de joyaux divins. Tous les objets de bon augure étaient disposés, et les rites se déroulaient sous la conduite des mantras sacrés.

Word by Word

• दिव्यरत्नान्विते: in/with (a seat) adorned with divine gems
• दिव्यरत्नान्विते: Adhikaraṇa (Locative qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य + रत्न + अन्वित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—दिव्यैः रत्नैः अन्विते (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष); विशेषण (आसने/स्थाने)

• स्कन्दः: Skanda
• स्कन्दः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्कन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• निषण्णः: seated
• निषण्णः: Kriyā (State/action as participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-षद् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• परमासने: on the supreme seat
• परमासने: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम + आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय—परमम् आसनम्

• सर्वमङ्गलसंभारैः: with all auspicious requisites
• सर्वमङ्गलसंभारैः: Karana (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + मङ्गल + संभार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; समासः—सर्वेषां मङ्गलानां संभाराः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• विधिमन्त्रपुरस्कृतम्: preceded by rites and mantras
• विधिमन्त्रपुरस्कृतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier; of implied कर्म/विधानम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विधि + मन्त्र + पुरस् + कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त ‘पुरस्कृत’ (placed in front/honoured); समासः—विधिः च मन्त्रः च पुरतः कृतः यस्य (तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrative voice

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Skanda enthroned on a jewel-studded supreme seat; attendants arrange auspicious items—kalasha, flowers, lamps, incense—while priests recite mantras, creating a luminous, ceremonial tableau.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• mantra
• maṅgala-sāmagrī (auspicious items)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred kingship/consecration is upheld by purity, auspicious preparation, and mantra-governed ritual order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse highlights the consecration setting and its ritual sanctity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performance of rites with proper vidhis and mantras, using auspicious materials, is emphasized.