Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 54

Devanagari script

चंद्रावयवलक्ष्माणं चंद्रकोटिसमप्रभम् । किरीटिनं गदाहस्तं नुपुरैरुपशोभितम्

Transliteration

caṃdrāvayavalakṣmāṇaṃ caṃdrakoṭisamaprabham | kirīṭinaṃ gadāhastaṃ nupurairupaśobhitam

Translation

Marqué de traits semblables à la lune et rayonnant de l’éclat de dix millions de lunes; couronné, tenant la massue en sa main, et davantage embelli par des annelets aux chevilles.

Word by Word

• चन्द्र: moon
• चन्द्र: Samāsa-pūrvapada (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masculine, nominative, singular)

• अवयव: limb, part
• अवयव: Samāsa-pūrvapada (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवयव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masculine, nominative, singular)

• लक्ष्माणम्: having the beauty/marks of moon-like limbs
• लक्ष्माणम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लक्ष्माण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter, accusative, singular)

• चन्द्र: moon
• चन्द्र: Samāsa-pūrvapada (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masculine, nominative, singular)

• कोटि: crore; multitude
• कोटि: Samāsa-pūrvapada (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (feminine, nominative, singular)

• सम: equal to
• सम: Samāsa-pūrvapada (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (neuter, nominative, singular)

• प्रभम्: radiant, having splendor (equal to crores of moons)
• प्रभम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter, accusative, singular)

• किरीटिनम्: wearing a crown
• किरीटिनम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: किरीटिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; -इन्-प्रत्ययान्त (accusative singular; ‘crowned’)

• गदा: mace
• गदा: Samāsa-pūrvapada (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (feminine, nominative, singular)

• हस्तम्: having a mace in (his) hand
• हस्तम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter, accusative, singular)

• नूपुरैः: with anklets
• नूपुरैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नूपुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (neuter, instrumental, plural)

• उपशोभितम्: adorned, beautified
• उपशोभितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उपशोभित (कृदन्त; √शुभ् (धातु) + णिच् + क्त, उपसर्ग उप-)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (neuter, accusative, singular; past participle)

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Purāṇic audience (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A crowned divine figure blazing with the radiance of ten million moons, marked by lunar signs, holding a mace, anklets gleaming—regal, cool-luminous, and authoritative.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (implied form)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine beauty is not mere ornament: it signifies protection (weapon) and sovereignty (crown) manifested for devotees’ welfare.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vastrāpathakṣetra, as the place where the deity’s resplendent form is revealed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; this is descriptive theology meant to inspire devotion and contemplation.