Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

रत्नसिंहासनारूढं नागाभरणभूषितम् । देवीं च दिव्यवसनां बालसूर्यायुतद्युतिम्

Transliteration

ratnasiṃhāsanārūḍhaṃ nāgābharaṇabhūṣitam | devīṃ ca divyavasanāṃ bālasūryāyutadyutim

Translation

രത്നസിംഹാസനത്തിൽ ആരൂഢനായി, നാഗാഭരണങ്ങളാൽ വിഭൂഷിതനായ (ദേവനെയും) അവന്റെ സമീപത്ത് ദിവ്യവസ്ത്രധാരിണിയായ ദേവിയെയും ദർശിച്ചു—അവൾ പതിനായിരം ഉദയ ബാലസൂര്യന്മാരെപ്പോലെ ദീപ്തിമതിയായിരുന്നു.

Word by Word

• रत्नसिंहासनारूढम्: mounted on a jeweled throne
• रत्नसिंहासनारूढम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक) + सिंहासन (प्रातिपदिक) + आरूढ (कृदन्त; √रुह्/रुहँ आरोहणे)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त), विशेषणम्

• नागाभरणभूषितम्: adorned with serpent-ornaments
• नागाभरणभूषितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाग (प्रातिपदिक) + आभरण (प्रातिपदिक) + भूषित (कृदन्त; √भूष् भूषणार्थे)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त), विशेषणम्

• देवीम्: the Goddess
• देवीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• दिव्यवसनाम्: wearing divine garments
• दिव्यवसनाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + वसना/वसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• बालसूर्यायुतद्युतिम्: having the radiance of ten thousand rising suns
• बालसूर्यायुतद्युतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बाल (प्रातिपदिक) + सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + अयुत (प्रातिपदिक) + द्युति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

Speaker

Unknown (contextual narrator within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A divine couple seated in majesty: the Lord on a jewel-studded throne, adorned with serpent-ornaments; beside him the Goddess in celestial garments, blazing like myriad dawn-suns, filling the space with golden-white radiance.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Īśa)
• Devī (Pārvatī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Divine Couple is contemplated as sovereign and resplendent—Śiva and Devī together embody protection, grace, and auspicious power.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is mentioned; the imagery is suited for temple worship and pilgrimage devotion broadly.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Visualization of Śiva enthroned and the Goddess in divine attire with immense radiance.