Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 67

Devanagari script

सरत्नं वर्तुलाकारं स्थूलं चैव महाप्रभम् । अनेकरत्नसंवीतं नानाद्रुमनिषेवितम्

Transliteration

saratnaṃ vartulākāraṃ sthūlaṃ caiva mahāprabham | anekaratnasaṃvītaṃ nānādrumaniṣevitam

Translation

Il était serti de joyaux, de forme arrondie, massif et d’un éclat immense; paré de gemmes innombrables et fréquenté par des arbres de maintes espèces.

Word by Word

• स-रत्नम्: with jewels
• स-रत्नम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश) + रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण — ‘स’ = सहित (with)

• वर्तुल-आकारम्: round in shape
• वर्तुल-आकारम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर्तुल (प्रातिपदिक) + आकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण — वर्तुलः आकारः यस्य (round-shaped)

• स्थूलम्: massive / thick
• स्थूलम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• महा-प्रभम्: greatly radiant
• महा-प्रभम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण — महती प्रभा यस्य (very splendid)

• अनेक-रत्न-संवीतम्: adorned/covered with many jewels
• अनेक-रत्न-संवीतम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनेक (प्रातिपदिक) + रत्न (प्रातिपदिक) + सम् + वी (धातु) → संवीत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण — अनेकैः रत्नैः संवीतम् (covered/encircled with many jewels)

• नाना-द्रुम-निषेवितम्: filled with various trees
• नाना-द्रुम-निषेवितम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाना (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + द्रुम (प्रातिपदिक) + नि + सेव् (धातु) → निषेवित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण — नानाविधैः द्रुमैः निषेवितम् (frequented/inhabited by various trees)

Speaker

Deductive (narrative voice within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mandara-parvata (mythic)

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A round, massive mountain gleams with embedded jewels; its slopes sparkle with many-colored gemstones, suggesting a living treasury of light.

Characters & Entities

• Mandara (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred supports for divine work are portrayed as intrinsically auspicious—radiant, abundant, and life-sustaining—mirroring inner spiritual richness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Mandara (the churning mountain) is being praised through its splendor and divine-natural abundance.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a laudatory description (māhātmya-style imagery) of the mountain.