Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 66

Devanagari script

छत्रं बहुशलाकं तु किंकिणीवस्रगुण्ठितम् । दिव्यरत्नैश्च संयुक्तं हेमदण्डसमन्वितम्

Transliteration

chatraṃ bahuśalākaṃ tu kiṃkiṇīvasraguṇṭhitam | divyaratnaiśca saṃyuktaṃ hemadaṇḍasamanvitam

Translation

Un parasol cérémoniel aux nombreuses baleines, enveloppé d’étoffe et garni de grelots, serti de gemmes divines et muni d’une hampe d’or—

Word by Word

• chatram: umbrella/parasol
• chatram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: chatra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• bahu-śalākam: having many ribs/spokes
• bahu-śalākam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक) + śalākā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• tu: and/indeed
• tu: Discourse particle (सम्बन्धसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• kiṃkiṇī-vasra-guṇṭhitam: wrapped/covered with cloth and bells
• kiṃkiṇī-vasra-guṇṭhitam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kiṃkiṇī (प्रातिपदिक) + vasra (प्रातिपदिक) + guṇṭhita (गुण्ठित; कृदन्त, √guṇṭh/guṇṭh ‘to wrap/cover’)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); भूतकृदन्त (past participle) विशेषण

• divya-ratnaiḥ: with divine gems
• divya-ratnaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक) + ratna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• saṃyuktam: joined/combined
• saṃyuktam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃ-yuj (धा॒तु) → saṃyukta (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); भूतकृदन्त (past participle)

• hema-daṇḍa-samanvitam: endowed with a golden staff
• hema-daṇḍa-samanvitam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hema (प्रातिपदिक) + daṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक) + samanvita (कृदन्त; सम्+√anv-i ‘to be endowed with’)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); भूतकृदन्त विशेषण

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced from continuous phala-śruti sequence)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (bhūpa/nareśvara)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A magnificent parasol is described in close detail—many ribs, tinkling bells, jeweled settings, and a golden staff—prepared as an offering for Kṛṣṇa’s ceremonial honor.

Characters & Entities

• Chatra (parasol)
• Dvārakā
• Kṛṣṇa (implied by surrounding verses)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Offering regal insignia to the Lord symbolizes surrender of sovereignty and honor, transforming wealth into devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, where such offerings to Kṛṣṇa are praised in the māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Preparation/description of a richly adorned chatra (ceremonial parasol) intended for offering to the deity.