Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

मुक्ताप्रवालस्फटिकरौप्यवैदूर्यकांचनैः । समेतान्धारयेद्यस्तु रुद्राक्षान्स शिवो भवेत्

Transliteration

muktāpravālasphaṭikaraupyavaidūryakāṃcanaiḥ | sametāndhārayedyastu rudrākṣānsa śivo bhavet

Translation

മുത്ത്, പ്രവാളം, സ്ഫടികം, വെള്ളി, വൈദൂര്യം (ലഹസുനിയ), സ്വർണം എന്നിവയോടൊപ്പം രുദ്രാക്ഷം ചേർത്ത് ധരിക്കുന്നവൻ ശിവഭാവം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• मुक्ता: with pearls
• मुक्ता: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचनम् (समाहार-तृतीया समुच्चयार्थे)

• प्रवाल: with corals
• प्रवाल: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रवाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचनम् (समुच्चयार्थे)

• स्फटिक: with crystal
• स्फटिक: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्फटिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचनम् (समुच्चयार्थे)

• रौप्य: with silver
• रौप्य: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रौप्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचनम् (समुच्चयार्थे)

• वैदूर्य: with cat's-eye gem
• वैदूर्य: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैदूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचनम् (समुच्चयार्थे)

• काञ्चनैः: with gold
• काञ्चनैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काञ्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचनम्

• समेतान्: combined/along with (them)
• समेतान्: Vishesana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + इ (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्तः (past passive participle), 'समेत' = संयुक्त/समन्वित; पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचनम्; रुद्राक्षान् विशेषयति

• धारयेत्: should wear/hold
• धारयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd), एकवचनम्

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपातः (particle)

• रुद्राक्षान्: rudrākṣa beads
• रुद्राक्षान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्राक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्तृ-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; नाम

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd), एकवचनम्

Speaker

Sūta (continued narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant devotee wearing a rudrākṣa mala interspersed with pearls, coral, crystal, silver, cat’s-eye, and gold; a subtle aura suggests ‘śiva-bhāva’—ash marks, calm eyes, trident motif in background.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Rudrākṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

External sacred symbols, when adopted as devotional observance, are praised as conduits to Śiva-bhāva (Śiva-like spiritual state).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No location is specified; the glorification concerns Rudrākṣa and its mode of wearing.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Wearing Rudrākṣas together with specified precious substances (pearls, coral, crystal, silver, vaidūrya, gold).