Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

रत्नालंकारदीप्तांगीं दिव्यांबरविराजिनीम् । दिव्यलक्षणसंपन्नां साक्षात्सुरवधूमिव

Transliteration

ratnālaṃkāradīptāṃgīṃ divyāṃbaravirājinīm | divyalakṣaṇasaṃpannāṃ sākṣātsuravadhūmiva

Translation

ಅವಳ ಅಂಗಗಳು ರತ್ನಾಭರಣಗಳಿಂದ ದೀಪ್ತವಾಗಿದ್ದವು; ಅವಳು ದಿವ್ಯ ವಸ್ತ್ರಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ವಿರಾಜಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದಳು—ದಿವ್ಯ ಲಕ್ಷಣಗಳಿಂದ ಸಂಪನ್ನಳಾಗಿ, ಸాక్షಾತ್ ದೇವಾಂಗನೆಯಂತೆ ಕಾಣುತ್ತಿದ್ದಳು।

Word by Word

• रत्नालंकारदीप्ताङ्गीम्: whose limbs shine with jeweled ornaments
• रत्नालंकारदीप्ताङ्गीम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत्न + अलंकार + दीप्त + अङ्गी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (रत्नालंकारैः दीप्तानि अङ्गानि यस्याः)

• दिव्याम्बरविराजिनीम्: resplendent in divine garments
• दिव्याम्बरविराजिनीम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य + अम्बर + विराजिनी (प्रातिपदिक); √राज् (धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘विराजिनी’ (present participial noun/agentive) from √राज्; तत्पुरुषः (दिव्यम् अम्बरम् यस्याः)

• दिव्यलक्षणसंपन्नाम्: endowed with divine marks
• दिव्यलक्षणसंपन्नाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य + लक्षण + संपन्न (प्रातिपदिक); √पद्/√पन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past participle) ‘संपन्न’ (endowed); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (दिव्यानि लक्षणानि यस्याः)

• साक्षात्: as if directly
• साक्षात्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साक्षात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (directly/as if in person)

• सुरवधूम्: a celestial bride
• सुरवधूम्: Upamana (Standard of comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + वधू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/उपमान), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सुराणां वधूः)

• इव: like
• इव: Sambandha (Comparison marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमा-सूचक (comparative particle)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The mother appears like a manifest celestial woman: jeweled ornaments blazing on her limbs, divine garments, auspicious marks, luminous complexion.

Characters & Entities

• Celestial maiden (sura-vadhū)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace elevates the devotee’s condition, symbolizing inner auspiciousness through outer radiance and dignity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not a named tīrtha; the verse supports the mahātmya of Śiva’s favor obtained through devotion.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is descriptive, emphasizing the visible fruit of grace.