Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

उमा ददौ चारजसी वाससी सूर्यसप्रभा । गंगा कमंडलुं दिव्यममृतोद्भवमुत्तमम्

Transliteration

umā dadau cārajasī vāsasī sūryasaprabhā | gaṃgā kamaṃḍaluṃ divyamamṛtodbhavamuttamam

Translation

Umā offrit deux vêtements splendides, resplendissants comme le soleil ; et Gaṅgā accorda un kamaṇḍalu divin et suprême, né de l’amṛta, le nectar d’immortalité.

Word by Word

• उमा: Umā
• उमा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• अरजसी: spotless
• अरजसी: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-रजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; नञ्-समासपूर्वक-विशेषण (‘dustless/spotless’)

• वाससी: two garments
• वाससी: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

• सूर्यसप्रभा: sun-bright
• सूर्यसप्रभा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + स (सहितार्थ) + प्रभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; सहितार्थक-तत्पुरुष: ‘सूर्येण सह प्रभा यस्य’ = ‘having radiance like/with the sun’ (garments as qualified)

• गङ्गा: Gaṅgā
• गङ्गा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कमण्डलुम्: water-pot (kamaṇḍalu)
• कमण्डलुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कमण्डलु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दिव्यम्: divine
• दिव्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• अमृतोद्भवम्: born of nectar
• अमृतोद्भवम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमृत (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पञ्चमी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थ: ‘अमृतात् उद्भवः/अमृतस्य उद्भवः’ = ‘arisen from nectar’

• उत्तमम्: excellent
• उत्तमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gaṅgā (as tīrtha archetype)

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Uma, radiant and regal, offers two sun-bright garments to Skanda; Gaṅgā, luminous river-goddess, presents a divine kamaṇḍalu said to arise from nectar—glowing with cool, immortal sheen.

Characters & Entities

• Umā (Pārvatī)
• Gaṅgā
• Guha (recipient, implied)
• Kamaṇḍalu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purity (spotless garments) and sanctity (Gaṅgā’s nectar-born vessel) signify that divine power is rooted in inner cleanliness and sacred consecration.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Gaṅgā is invoked as the sacred river-personality; no single bathing-ghāṭa or named tīrtha is specified.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the kamaṇḍalu implies ritual purity and sacred water usage in dharmic practice.