Shloka 32

चित्रसेनगन्धर्वैः कौरवसंनिपातः

Citrasena and the Kaurava engagement

Devanagari script

अरजे वाससी रक्ते वसान: पावकात्मज: । भाति दीप्तवपु: श्रीमान्‌ रक्ताभ्राभ्यामिवांशुमान्‌,अग्निनन्दन स्कन्द लाल रंगके दो स्वच्छ वस्त्र धारण किये कान्तिमान्‌ एवं तेजस्वी शरीरसे ऐसी शोभा पा रहे थे, मानो दो लाल बादलोंके साथ भगवान्‌ अंशुमाली (सूर्य) सुशोभित हो रहे हों

Transliteration

araje vāsasī rakte vasānaḥ pāvakātmajaḥ | bhāti dīptavapuḥ śrīmān raktābhrābhyām ivāṃśumān ||

Translation

Mārkaṇḍeya said: Wearing two spotless garments dyed red, Skanda—the son of Fire—shone with a radiant, auspicious body. He appeared like the sun (Aṃśumān) adorned with two crimson clouds, his brilliance heightened rather than concealed, conveying the majesty of divine power presented in disciplined, pure form.

Word by Word

• अरजे: in two spotless/unstained (garments)
• अरजे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अरज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: neuter, locative, dual

• वाससी: in two garments
• वाससी: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: neuter, locative, dual

• रक्ते: in two red (ones)
• रक्ते: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: neuter, locative, dual

• वसानः: wearing
• वसानः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु) + शानच्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• पावकात्मजः: the son of Fire (Skanda)
• पावकात्मजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पावक-आत्मज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• भाति: shines
• भाति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: भा (धातु)
• Form: present, 3rd, singular

• दीप्तवपुः: of blazing body
• दीप्तवपुः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीप्त-वपुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• श्रीमान्: splendid, illustrious
• श्रीमान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• रक्ताभ्राभ्याम्: with/like two red clouds
• रक्ताभ्राभ्याम्: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्त-अभ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: neuter, instrumental, dual

• इव: as if, like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• अंशुमान्: the radiant one (Sun)
• अंशुमान्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंशुमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Skanda (Kārttikeya)
• Agni (Pāvaka)
• Sūrya (Aṃśumān)
• red garments
• red clouds

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse links outer appearance to inner qualities: purity (araje) and disciplined splendor (śrīmān, dīptavapuḥ) frame divine power as auspicious and ethically ordered, not chaotic—radiance that elevates rather than corrupts.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya describes Skanda’s striking appearance: he wears two clean red garments and shines brilliantly, compared to the sun beautified by two crimson clouds—an image emphasizing his divine majesty.