Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

चित्रकृत्तिपरीधानं कौपीनकुण्डलद्वयम् । घंटायुग्मं त्रिशूलं च सूत्रं चर्यास्वरूपकम्

Transliteration

citrakṛttiparīdhānaṃ kaupīnakuṇḍaladvayam | ghaṃṭāyugmaṃ triśūlaṃ ca sūtraṃ caryāsvarūpakam

Translation

Revêtu d’un vêtement de peau bigarrée, avec le kaupīna (pagne) et une paire de boucles d’oreilles; portant deux cloches et le trident : telle est la forme extérieure de l’observance, et la règle qui guide la conduite.

Word by Word

• चित्रकृत्तिपरीधानम्: a garment of variegated hide
• चित्रकृत्तिपरीधानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्र + कृत्ति + परिधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः (विशेषण-सम्बन्धः) ‘चित्रकृत्ति’ (variegated hide) + ‘परिधान’ (garment)

• कौपीनकुण्डलद्वयम्: loincloth and a pair of earrings
• कौपीनकुण्डलद्वयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौपीन + कुण्डल + द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः ‘कौपीन’ (loincloth) + ‘कुण्डलद्वय’ (pair of earrings)

• घण्टायुग्मम्: a pair of bells
• घण्टायुग्मम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घण्टा + युग्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (घण्टयोः युग्मम्)

• त्रिशूलम्: trident
• त्रिशूलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिशूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• सूत्रम्: a thread; cord
• सूत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• चर्यास्वरूपकम्: having the form of (ritual) practice
• चर्यास्वरूपकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चर्या + स्वरूपक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः ‘चर्या’ (conduct/practice) + ‘स्वरूपक’ (having the nature of) विशेषण (qualifying ‘सूत्रम्’)

Speaker

Gālava (continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śūdra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Śaiva vratin is depicted with skin-garment, loincloth, twin earrings, twin bells, and trident—presented as the formal outward regimen of the vow, emphasizing disciplined bearing and sacred implements.

Characters & Entities

• Gālava
• Śiva (triśūla emblem)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Discipline is supported by both inner resolve and outward reminders; sacred emblems help sustain constant remembrance of the vow.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse belongs to a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter, but it does not specify a location in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Prescribed caryā items: skin-garment, loincloth, two earrings, paired bells, and trident, along with adherence to the observance’s ‘sūtra’ (rule/discipline).