Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 144

Devanagari script

नानारत्नसुशोभाढ्या नानागन्धर्वसंकुला । सर्वावयवसंपूर्णा शक्रस्येवामरावती

Transliteration

nānāratnasuśobhāḍhyā nānāgandharvasaṃkulā | sarvāvayavasaṃpūrṇā śakrasyevāmarāvatī

Translation

Parée de l’éclat de mille joyaux, foisonnante de troupes de Gandharvas, accomplie en toute perfection — telle Amarāvatī elle-même, la cité de Śakra.

Word by Word

• नाना: various
• नाना: Kriya-visheshana (Qualifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाना (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; विविधार्थक (various)

• रत्न: gems
• रत्न: Sambandha (Compound-member/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद (compound member)

• सुशोभा: splendid beauty
• सुशोभा: Sambandha (Compound-member/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग) + शोभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद (compound member)

• आढ्या: rich, endowed
• आढ्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आढ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; विशेषण (पुरी इति)

• नाना: various
• नाना: Kriya-visheshana (Qualifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाना (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; विविधार्थक

• गन्धर्व: Gandharvas
• गन्धर्व: Sambandha (Compound-member/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद (compound member)

• संकुला: crowded, filled
• संकुला: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; विशेषण (पुरी इति)

• सर्व: all
• सर्व: Sambandha (Compound-member/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासपूर्वपद (compound member)

• अवयव: parts, limbs
• अवयव: Sambandha (Compound-member/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवयव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद (compound member)

• संपूर्णा: complete, perfect
• संपूर्णा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्+पॄ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; विशेषण (पुरी इति)

• शक्रस्य: of Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन

• इव: like
• इव: Sambandha (Comparison/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमानवाचक (particle of comparison)

• अमरावती: Amarāvatī
• अमरावती: Upamana (Standard of comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमरावती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; उपमान (city-name)

Speaker

Śiva (continuing the narration to Pārvatī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Svayaṃprabhā-purī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A jewel-bright city filled with Gandharvas, perfect in all limbs/parts, likened to Indra’s Amarāvatī—celestial architecture and music implied.

Characters & Entities

• Gandharva
• Śakra (Indra)
• Amarāvatī
• Svayaṃprabhā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇas portray divine realms as reflections of spiritual merit, where beauty and harmony mirror dharmic attainment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The city Svayaṃprabhā is extolled, compared to Indra’s Amarāvatī for its splendor and divine populace.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; this verse is descriptive, establishing the grandeur of the narrative setting.