Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 76

Devanagari script

स बभौ सूर्यसंकाशस्तेजोमण्डलमंडितः । दिव्यावयरूपैश्च दिव्यमाल्यांबरो ज्ज्वलः

Transliteration

sa babhau sūryasaṃkāśastejomaṇḍalamaṃḍitaḥ | divyāvayarūpaiśca divyamālyāṃbaro jjvalaḥ

Translation

അവൻ സൂര്യനെപ്പോലെ ദീപ്തനായി, തേജോമണ്ഡലത്തോടെ അലങ്കരിക്കപ്പെട്ടു. ദിവ്യാഭരണരൂപങ്ങളാലും ദിവ്യമാല്യാംബരങ്ങളാലും ഉജ്ജ്വലനായി.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), सर्वनाम (Pronoun)

• बभौ: shone/appeared
• बभौ: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• सूर्य-संकाशः: sun-like
• सूर्य-संकाशः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + संकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सूर्य इव संकाशः), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• तेजो-मण्डल-मण्डितः: adorned with a halo of radiance
• तेजो-मण्डल-मण्डितः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक) + मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक) + मण्डित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (तेजसः मण्डलेन मण्डितः), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• दिव्य-अवय-रूपैः: with divine limbs/forms
• दिव्य-अवय-रूपैः: Karana (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + अवय (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (दिव्यानि अवयानि येषां तैः रूपैः), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• दिव्य-माल्य-अम्बरः: having divine garlands and garments
• दिव्य-माल्य-अम्बरः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + माल्य (प्रातिपदिक) + अम्बर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (माल्यं च अम्बरं च), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• उज्ज्वलः: bright
• उज्ज्वलः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उज्ज्वल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and sages (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The redeemed Ghora now appears sun-bright, encircled by a radiant halo, wearing divine ornaments, garlands, and shining garments—his former darkness fully gone.

Characters & Entities

• Brahma-rākṣasa (transformed being)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purification is not only moral but transformative—manifesting as tejas (spiritual radiance) and divine dignity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; the verse depicts the visible fruit of purification rather than a location.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it describes the resulting divine appearance after the Tripuṇḍra act.