Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

नानाविधोत्तरासंगा नानामाल्यविभूषणाः । नानासुगंधगंधाढ्या नानाबंधिशतस्तुताः

Transliteration

nānāvidhottarāsaṃgā nānāmālyavibhūṣaṇāḥ | nānāsugaṃdhagaṃdhāḍhyā nānābaṃdhiśatastutāḥ

Translation

ಅವರು ನಾನಾವಿಧ ಉತ್ತರೀಯಗಳೂ ಉಪಾಂಗಗಳೂ ಧರಿಸಿದ್ದರು; ವಿಭಿನ್ನ ಮಾಲೆಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಆಭರಣಗಳಿಂದ ಅಲಂಕೃತರಾಗಿದ್ದರು; ಅನೇಕ ಮಧುರ ಸುಗಂಧಗಳಿಂದ ಸಮೃದ್ಧರಾಗಿದ್ದರು; ತಮ್ಮ ಭಟ್ಟರಿಂದ ಅನೇಕ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ತುತಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟರು.

Word by Word

• nānā-vidha-uttara-āsaṅgāḥ: wearing various upper garments/cloaks
• nānā-vidha-uttara-āsaṅgāḥ: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nānā (अव्यय) + vidha (प्रातिपदिक) + uttara (प्रातिपदिक) + āsaṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (नानाविधानि उत्तरासङ्गानि येषाम्)

• nānā-mālya-vibhūṣaṇāḥ: having various garlands as ornaments
• nānā-mālya-vibhūṣaṇāḥ: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nānā (अव्यय) + mālya (प्रातिपदिक) + vibhūṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (नानामाल्यानि विभूषणानि येषाम्)

• nānā-sugandha-gandha-āḍhyāḥ: rich with many fragrant scents
• nānā-sugandha-gandha-āḍhyāḥ: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nānā (अव्यय) + su-gandha (प्रातिपदिक) + gandha (प्रातिपदिक) + āḍhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (नानासुगन्धगन्धैः आढ्याः = समृद्धाः)

• nānā-bandhi-śata-stutāḥ: praised by hundreds of bards of various kinds
• nānā-bandhi-śata-stutāḥ: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nānā (अव्यय) + bandhi (प्रातिपदिक) + śata (प्रातिपदिक) + stuta (कृदन्त; स्तु धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; क्त-कृदन्तः ‘स्तुत’; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (नानाबन्धिशतेन स्तुताः)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Dānavas in layered cloaks and attachments, heavy garlands and ornaments, perfumed bodies, surrounded by their own bards singing panegyrics—an intoxicating, decadent war-court atmosphere.

Characters & Entities

• Dānava
• Bard (baṃdhi)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Praise, perfume, and finery can intoxicate the mind; Purāṇic dharma warns that such vanity, without virtue, becomes a cause of ruin.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is mentioned.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.