Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

उदारकिंकिणीश्रेणीनूपुराढ्यपदद्वयाम् । गंडमंडलसंसक्तरत्नकुंडलशोभिताम्

Transliteration

udārakiṃkiṇīśreṇīnūpurāḍhyapadadvayām | gaṃḍamaṃḍalasaṃsaktaratnakuṃḍalaśobhitām

Translation

Kedua kakinya dihiasi nupura dan deretan gelang lonceng yang berdenting meriah; keelokannya kian bertambah oleh anting permata yang terpasang rapat di dekat lingkar pipinya.

Word by Word

• उदारकिङ्किणीश्रेणीनूपुराढ्यपदद्वयाम्: whose pair of feet is rich with splendid rows of anklets and bells
• उदारकिङ्किणीश्रेणीनूपुराढ्यपदद्वयाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उदार (प्रातिपदिक) + किङ्किणी (प्रातिपदिक) + श्रेणी (प्रातिपदिक) + नूपुर (प्रातिपदिक) + आढ्य (प्रातिपदिक) + पद (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• गण्डमण्डलसंसक्तरत्नकुण्डलशोभिताम्: beautified by jeweled earrings attached to her cheeks
• गण्डमण्डलसंसक्तरत्नकुण्डलशोभिताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गण्ड (प्रातिपदिक) + मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक) + संसक्त (कृदन्त; √सञ्ज्/सजँ सङ्गे with sam-) + रत्न (प्रातिपदिक) + कुण्डल (प्रातिपदिक) + शोभित (कृदन्त; √शुभ् शोभने)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘शोभित’ विशेषणम्

Speaker

Unknown (contextual narrator within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Close, reverent focus on Devī’s feet with anklets and rows of tiny bells; jeweled earrings gleam near her cheeks, catching light as she turns—an intimate darśana of ornament and auspicious sound.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Pārvatī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Contemplation of Devī’s auspicious marks and ornaments steadies the mind in reverence, transforming aesthetic attention into devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse is a general dhyāna description suitable for many Śākta-Śaiva sacred places.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Meditative focus on Devī’s feet with anklets and bells, and her jeweled earrings—details used in dhyāna during worship.