Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 95

Devanagari script

शोभमानाः सुजंघाश्च सुपादाः सुन्दरांगुलीः । राजपुत्र्यो गिरौ तस्मिन्हसंति च रमंति च

Transliteration

śobhamānāḥ sujaṃghāśca supādāḥ sundarāṃgulīḥ | rājaputryo girau tasminhasaṃti ca ramaṃti ca

Translation

Rayonnantes, aux mollets gracieux, aux pieds charmants et aux orteils délicats; les princesses sur cette montagne rient et se réjouissent dans le jeu.

Word by Word

• शोभमानाः: shining/beautiful
• शोभमानाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ्/शोभ् (धातु) + मान (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सु-जङ्घाः: with fine legs
• सु-जङ्घाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (अव्यय) + जङ्घा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

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

• सु-पादाः: with beautiful feet
• सु-पादाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (अव्यय) + पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सुन्दर-अङ्गुलीः: with beautiful fingers/toes
• सुन्दर-अङ्गुलीः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुन्दर (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्गुली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• राज-पुत्र्यः: princesses (king's daughters)
• राज-पुत्र्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक) + पुत्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष समास; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• गिरौ: on the mountain
• गिरौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• तस्मिन्: in that (place)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• हसन्ति: they laugh
• हसन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

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

• रमन्ति: they delight/sport
• रमन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, आत्मनेपद

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

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (hill locale within the kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On a sacred hill of Vastrāpatha, radiant princesses with ornamented feet laugh and play, suggesting a festive pilgrimage-season atmosphere with attendants, garlands, and bright textiles against a rocky green slope.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha is shown as life-giving and auspicious; joy and harmony are presented as fruits of sacred merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The mountain associated with Vastrāpatha-kṣetra in the Prabhāsa region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it continues the celebratory description of the holy setting.