Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

बुद्धरूपाकृतिं देवं सर्वज्ञं गुणभूषितम् । कृशांगं जटिलं सौम्यं व्योममार्गे स्वयं स्थितम्

Transliteration

buddharūpākṛtiṃ devaṃ sarvajñaṃ guṇabhūṣitam | kṛśāṃgaṃ jaṭilaṃ saumyaṃ vyomamārge svayaṃ sthitam

Translation

Il vit le Dieu à la forme semblable à celle d’un Bouddha—omniscient et paré de vertus—au corps élancé, aux cheveux en jata, doux et serein, se tenant de lui-même sur la voie du ciel.

Word by Word

• बुद्धरूपाकृतिम्: (having) Buddha-like form/appearance
• बुद्धरूपाकृतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्ध + रूप + आकृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (acc. sg. f.); विशेष्य-रूपेण (as an appositional descriptor)

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (acc. sg. m.)

• सर्वज्ञम्: all-knowing
• सर्वज्ञम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + ज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (acc. sg. m.)

• गुणभूषितम्: adorned with virtues
• गुणभूषितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुण + √भूष् (धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (ppp, acc. sg. m.)

• कृशाङ्गम्: thin-bodied
• कृशाङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृश + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (acc. sg. m.)

• जटिलम्: matted-haired
• जटिलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जटिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (acc. sg. m.)

• सौम्यम्: gentle, auspicious
• सौम्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सौम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (acc. sg. m.)

• व्योममार्गे: in the path of the sky
• व्योममार्गे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्योम + मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन (loc. sg. m.)

• स्वयम्: by himself
• स्वयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: 'oneself/by oneself')

• स्थितम्: standing, situated
• स्थितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √स्था (धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (ppp, acc. sg. m.)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A slender, gentle ascetic-deity with matted hair appears in the sky-path, luminous and serene, witnessed in astonishment; the atmosphere is airy, celestial, and still.

Characters & Entities

• Śaṅkara (Śiva/Bhava)
• Buddha-like form (buddharūpa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In a sanctified place, the devotee may receive a transformative darśana of the all-knowing, virtue-adorned Lord.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vastrāpathakṣetra’s summit in Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa, where extraordinary visions of Śiva are said to occur.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None stated; the verse describes the fruit of devotion and contemplation—darśana of the Lord’s form.