Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 33
सर्वाभरणदीप्तांग्यो दास्यश्च नवयौवना । भूषणानि परार्ध्याणि नवरत्नोज्ज्वलानि च
sarvābharaṇadīptāṃgyo dāsyaśca navayauvanā | bhūṣaṇāni parārdhyāṇi navaratnojjvalāni ca
നവയൗവനസൗന്ദര്യത്തോടെ അവളുടെ ദാസിമാർ സർവ്വാഭരണങ്ങളാൽ ദീപ്തരായിരുന്നു; അത്യന്തം വിലയേറിയ, നవరത്നങ്ങളാൽ ഉജ്ജ്വലമായ ആഭരണങ്ങളും അവിടെ ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു.
Narrator (context not explicit in snippet; likely a Purāṇic narrator within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa)
Scene: A procession of youthful maidservants, each radiant with ornaments; trays of priceless jewelry set with nine gems (navaratna) catching light—ruby, pearl, coral, emerald, yellow sapphire, diamond, blue sapphire, hessonite, cat’s eye—sparkling in a palace hall.
FAQs
The verse intensifies the portrayal of worldly grandeur, which the surrounding narrative can reframe as meaningful only when aligned with devotion and righteous living.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
None directly.