Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

अत्यद्भुतकरं रत्नैर्निर्मितं तिमिरापहम् । कण्ठाभरणमाख्याहि नेदमस्ति जगत्त्रये

Transliteration

atyadbhutakaraṃ ratnairnirmitaṃ timirāpaham | kaṇṭhābharaṇamākhyāhi nedamasti jagattraye

Translation

「この首飾りについて語ってください。宝玉で作られ、まことに妙なるもの、闇を払うものです。三界にこれに等しいものはありません。」

Word by Word

• ati-adbhuta-karam: extremely wonderful-making
• ati-adbhuta-karam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ati (अव्यय-उपसर्ग) + adbhuta + kara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष/अव्ययपूर्वपद (ati- = अत्यन्तम्)

• ratnaiḥ: with gems
• ratnaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ratna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; करण (instrumental)

• nirmitam: made/constructed
• nirmitam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir√mā (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• timira-apaham: darkness-dispelling
• timira-apaham: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: timira + apaha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (timirasya apahaḥ = remover of darkness)

• kaṇṭha-ābharaṇam: neck-ornament
• kaṇṭha-ābharaṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaṇṭha + ābharaṇa (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (kaṇṭhasya ābharaṇam = neck-ornament)

• ākhyāhi: tell/describe
• ākhyāhi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā√khyā (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• idam: this
• idam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• asti: exists/is
• asti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• jagat-traye: in the three worlds
• jagat-traye: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat + traya (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (trayāṇāṃ jagatām = of the three worlds)

Speaker

Rāma

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Close-up emphasis on the neck-ornament: jewel facets, radiant aura, darkness receding around it. Rāma speaks with conviction that nothing comparable exists in the three worlds.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Three Worlds (trailokya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

What dispels outer darkness points to the higher aim—tīrtha and dharma ultimately dispel inner ignorance through sacred knowledge.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse anticipates the māhātmya of the taḍāga (sacred pond) connected to this extraordinary ornament.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the focus is on identifying the object and its divine nature.