Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

द्वीपिचर्माम्बरधरा रणत्किंकिणिमेखला । डमड्डमरुकारा च फेत्कारपूरिताम्बरा

Transliteration

dvīpicarmāmbaradharā raṇatkiṃkiṇimekhalā | ḍamaḍḍamarukārā ca phetkārapūritāmbarā

Translation

Vêtue d’une peau de léopard, ceinte d’une ceinture aux grelots tintants, faisant retentir le tambour ḍamaru, elle emplit le ciel de ses cris farouches.

Word by Word

• द्वीपिचर्माम्बरधरा: wearing a leopard-skin garment
• द्वीपिचर्माम्बरधरा: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वीपि-चर्म-अम्बर-धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• रणत्किंकिणिमेखला: with a girdle of tinkling bells
• रणत्किंकिणिमेखला: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रणत्-किṅकिṇī-मेखला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘रणत्’ = कृदन्त (रन्/रण्-धातु, शतृ/वर्तमानकृदन्त) विशेषणरूपेण समासे

• डमड्डमरुकारा: making the sound ‘ḍamaḍ’ of the ḍamaru drum
• डमड्डमरुकारा: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: डमड्-डमरु-कार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘कार’ = कर्तृवाचक प्रातिपदिक (कृ-धातु-सम्बद्ध)

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

• फेत्कारपूरिताम्बरा: whose garment/space is filled with loud cries (phetkāra)
• फेत्कारपूरिताम्बरा: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: फेत्कार-पूरित-अम्बर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘पूरित’ = कृदन्त (पूर्-धातु, क्त/भूतकृदन्त)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī addressed; frame audience implied

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The fierce attendant, clad in leopard skin with a jingling bell-belt, beats the ḍamaru; her cries reverberate, filling the sky as if the very firmament trembles.

Characters & Entities

• Ḍamaru
• Śivā (fierce female attendant/manifestation)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The divine manifests as awe-inspiring power; sacred sound and fearsome form symbolize the removal of obstacles to Dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is embedded in Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya but focuses on mythic description rather than naming a particular tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; ritual symbols (ḍamaru, bells, animal-skin) appear as descriptive elements.