Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

स्वकीयेन प्रकाशेन भासयंतं जगत्त्रयम् । चिंतामणिं पुरस्कृत्य कौस्तुभं ददृशुर्हि ते

Transliteration

svakīyena prakāśena bhāsayaṃtaṃ jagattrayam | ciṃtāmaṇiṃ puraskṛtya kaustubhaṃ dadṛśurhi te

Translation

Par sa propre radiance il illuminait les trois mondes ; plaçant le Cintāmaṇi au premier rang, ils virent assurément le Kaustubha.

Word by Word

• स्वकीयेन: with its own
• स्वकीयेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वकीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (प्रकाशेन)

• प्रकाशेन: by radiance/light
• प्रकाशेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• भासयन्तम्: illuminating
• भासयन्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भास् (धातु) + णिच् (causative) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (वर्तमानकाले परस्मैपदी, शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (कौस्तुभम्)

• जगत्-त्रयम्: the three worlds
• जगत्-त्रयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (त्रीणि जगन्ति); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• चिन्तामणिम्: the wish-fulfilling gem (Cintāmaṇi)
• चिन्तामणिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चिन्ता + मणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (चिन्तायाः मणिः/चिन्तामणिः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पुरस्कृत्य: having placed in front / taking as foremost
• पुरस्कृत्य: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial to main verb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरस् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + कृ (धातु) + क्त्वा (अव्यय-कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/absolutive)

• कौस्तुभम्: Kaustubha (the gem)
• कौस्तुभम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौस्तुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ददृशुः: they saw
• ददृशुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha-bodhaka (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (context)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kaustubha shines so intensely that the three worlds appear bathed in a single radiance; devas behold it, with Cintāmaṇi ceremonially placed before as a comparator/prize-marker.

Characters & Entities

• Kaustubha
• Cintāmaṇi
• Jagattraya (three worlds)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True divine splendor is self-luminous; sacred value is recognized through reverence and right ordering of what is precious.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tirtha is specified; the verse is part of Kedārakhaṇḍa’s larger sacred narrative setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; the verse describes recognition and honoring of divine jewels.