Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 70

Devanagari script

कृष्णाजिनधरं शांतं छत्रवीणाकमण्डलून् । मौंजीगुणत्रयासक्तग्रंथिप्रवरमेखलम्

Transliteration

kṛṣṇājinadharaṃ śāṃtaṃ chatravīṇākamaṇḍalūn | mauṃjīguṇatrayāsaktagraṃthipravaramekhalam

Translation

Paisible, vêtu d’une peau d’antilope noire, il portait une ombrelle, une vīṇā et un kamandalu ; à sa taille, une ceinture fine de corde d’herbe muñja, nouée et liée de ses trois brins.

Word by Word

• कृष्णाजिनधरम्: wearing a black antelope-skin
• कृष्णाजिनधरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृष्ण-अजिन-धर (प्रातिपदिक; कृष्ण + अजिन + धर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• शान्तम्: calm, peaceful
• शान्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्त (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त; शम् धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• छत्रवीणाकमण्डलून्: umbrella, vīṇā, and water-pot (kamaṇḍalu)
• छत्रवीणाकमण्डलून्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छत्र-वीणा-कमण्डलु (प्रातिपदिक; छत्र + वीणा + कमण्डलु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural); इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः

• मौञ्जीगुणत्रयासक्तग्रन्थिप्रवरमेखलम्: having an excellent girdle with knots attached to the three strands of muñja-grass cord
• मौञ्जीगुणत्रयासक्तग्रन्थिप्रवरमेखलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मौञ्जी-गुण-त्रय-आसक्त-ग्रन्थि-प्रवर-मेखल (प्रातिपदिक; मौञ्जी + गुण + त्रय + आसक्त + ग्रन्थि + प्रवर + मेखल)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); बहुव्रीहि-समासः—‘यस्य मेखला मौञ्जी-गुण-त्रय-आसक्त-प्रवर-ग्रन्थियुक्ता’ इति

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Close, reverent depiction of Nārada: black antelope-skin garment, calm face, umbrella above, vīṇā held diagonally, kamaṇḍalu at side, and a neatly knotted muñja-girdle at the waist.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada (implied)
• Vīṇā
• Kamaṇḍalu
• Muñja-mekhalā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Outer insignia (vīṇā, kamaṇḍalu, mekhalā) point to inner peace and disciplined conduct—the foundation for dharma in sacred places.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The passage belongs to the Vastrāpathakṣetra-māhātmya situated in Prabhāsa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is taught; the verse describes the sage’s ascetic and devotional attributes.