Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

कुङ्कुमेन विलिप्तांगीं दिव्यवस्त्रावगुंठिताम् । यथोचितं यथास्थानं दिव्याभरणभूषिताम्

Transliteration

kuṅkumena viliptāṃgīṃ divyavastrāvaguṃṭhitām | yathocitaṃ yathāsthānaṃ divyābharaṇabhūṣitām

Translation

Ses membres étaient oints de kunkuma, voilés de vêtements divins; et, comme il sied, à leur juste place, elle était parée d’ornements célestes.

Word by Word

• kuṅkumena: with saffron
• kuṅkumena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuṅkuma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• vilipta-aṅgīm: whose limbs were anointed
• vilipta-aṅgīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-√lip (धातु) + aṅgī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (past participle) ‘vilipta’ + बहुव्रीहि (विलिप्तानि अङ्गानि यस्याः सा)

• divya-vastra-avaguṃṭhitām: covered with divine garments
• divya-vastra-avaguṃṭhitām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक) + vastra (प्रातिपदिक) + ava-√guṃṭh (धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय ‘avaguṃṭhita’ (veiled/covered) + तत्पुरुष-समास (दिव्येन वस्त्रेण अवगुण्ठिता)

• yathā-ucitam: as is proper
• yathā-ucitam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + ucita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोग (adverbial)

• yathā-sthānam: in the proper place/according to place
• yathā-sthānam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोग (adverbial)

• divya-ābharaṇa-bhūṣitām: adorned with divine ornaments
• divya-ābharaṇa-bhūṣitām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक) + ābharaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + √bhūṣ (धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय ‘bhūṣita’ (adorned) + तत्पुरुष (दिव्यैः आभरणैः भूषिता)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic reciter, contextually Sūta-like narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The doe-maiden is transformed into a radiant, auspicious figure: limbs anointed with kuṅkuma, veiled in divine cloth, and adorned with perfectly placed celestial ornaments.

Characters & Entities

• mṛgī (doe-maiden)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Honor shown to a mysterious being reflects dharma: dignity and reverence are owed in a sacred kṣetra.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, in the Vastrāpathakṣetra Māhātmya narrative frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal prescription; it describes auspicious adornment (kuṅkuma, vastra, ābharaṇa) as part of respectful reception.