Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

फणिराजपरिभ्राजत्कंक णांगदमुद्रिकम् । अनंतगुणसाहस्रमणिरंजितमेखलम्

Transliteration

phaṇirājaparibhrājatkaṃka ṇāṃgadamudrikam | anaṃtaguṇasāhasramaṇiraṃjitamekhalam

Translation

ഫണിരാജന്മാരുടെ ദീപ്തിയാൽ അവന്റെ കങ്കണങ്ങളും ആംഗദങ്ങളും മുദ്രികകളും തിളങ്ങി; അവന്റെ മേഖല അനന്തഗുണസമ്പന്നമായ സഹസ്ര മാണിക്യങ്ങളാൽ രഞ്ജിതമായിരുന്നു।

Word by Word

• phaṇi-rāja-paribhrājat-kaṅkaṇa-aṅgada-mudrikam: (having) bracelets, armlets and rings shining like the king of serpents
• phaṇi-rāja-paribhrājat-kaṅkaṇa-aṅgada-mudrikam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: phaṇi (प्रातिपदिक) + rāja (प्रातिपदिक) + paribhrājat (कृदन्त, शतृ) + kaṅkaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅgada (प्रातिपदिक) + mudrikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-समासः: ‘(phaṇirāja-)’ षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः + शतृ-कृदन्त ‘shining’ qualifying ornaments; समाहार-द्वन्द्वभावः (कङ्कण-अङ्गद-मुद्रिका) अन्तर्भूतः

• ananta-guṇa-sāhasra-maṇi-rañjita-mekhalam: a girdle adorned with gems of countless qualities in thousands
• ananta-guṇa-sāhasra-maṇi-rañjita-mekhalam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ananta (प्रातिपदिक) + guṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + sāhasra (प्रातिपदिक) + maṇi (प्रातिपदिक) + rañjita (कृदन्त, क्त) + mekhalā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-कृदन्त ‘colored/adorned’; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (अनन्तगुणसाहस्र-सम्बद्धैः मणिभिः रञ्जिता मेखला)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Brāhma Khaṇḍa framing)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Close-up emphasis on ornaments: bracelets, armlets, rings flashing with the sheen of serpent-kings; a gem-studded mekhalā encircles the waist, shimmering with innumerable hues like a moving constellation.

Characters & Entities

• Phaṇirāja (serpent-kings)
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord’s glory is expressed as inexhaustible qualities; outer ornaments mirror inner infinitude (ananta-guṇa).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is specified; the verse continues the devotional depiction of Śiva.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None mentioned.