Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 55

Devanagari script

दिव्यमाल्यांबरधरं दिव्यगंधानुलेपनम् । शंखचक्रधरं काम्यं त्रिनेत्रं कृत्तिवाससम्

Transliteration

divyamālyāṃbaradharaṃ divyagaṃdhānulepanam | śaṃkhacakradharaṃ kāmyaṃ trinetraṃ kṛttivāsasam

Translation

Il portait guirlandes et vêtements divins, oint de parfums célestes; tenant la conque et le disque, merveilleux à contempler—aux trois yeux, vêtu d’une peau.

Word by Word

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

• माल्य: garland
• माल्य: Samāsa-pūrvapada (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (neuter, nominative, singular)

• अम्बर: garment, cloth
• अम्बर: Samāsa-pūrvapada (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (neuter, nominative, singular)

• धरम्: wearing (divine garlands and garments)
• धरम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter, accusative, singular)

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

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

• अनुलेपनम्: anointing, unguent (with divine fragrance)
• अनुलेपनम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुलेपन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter, accusative, singular)

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

• चक्र: discus
• चक्र: Samāsa-pūrvapada (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (neuter, nominative, singular)

• धरम्: bearing (conch and discus)
• धरम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter, accusative, singular)

• काम्यम्: lovely, desirable
• काम्यम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter, accusative, singular)

• त्रि: three
• त्रि: Samāsa-pūrvapada (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या)
• Form: संख्यावाचक-पूर्वपद (numeral as compound member)

• नेत्रम्: three-eyed
• नेत्रम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter, accusative, singular)

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

• वाससम्: garment (of skin)
• वाससम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter, accusative, singular)

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant deity appears before the king: garlanded, in celestial garments, perfumed; holding śaṅkha and cakra, yet with a third eye and wearing a tiger/elephant hide—an intentional Harihara paradox that stuns the viewer.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (implied form)
• Śaṅkha
• Cakra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic revelation can unify sectarian symbols: the same supreme divinity bears multiple emblems to guide diverse devotees toward dharma and liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vastrāpathakṣetra, where the deity’s integrated, all-encompassing form is displayed as part of the kṣetra’s greatness.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the passage functions as a dhyāna-style description supporting devotion and remembrance.