Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 59

Devanagari script

उत्तस्थौ स तदा देवो भास्करामितदीप्तिमान् । कोटिरत्नप्रभाभास्वन्मुकुटादिविभूषितः

Transliteration

uttasthau sa tadā devo bhāskarāmitadīptimān | koṭiratnaprabhābhāsvanmukuṭādivibhūṣitaḥ

Translation

അപ്പോൾ ആ ദേവൻ എഴുന്നേറ്റു—അനേകം സൂര്യന്മാരെപ്പോലെ അത്യന്തം ദീപ്തിമാൻ. കോടി രത്നങ്ങളുടെ പ്രഭയിൽ ജ്വലിക്കുന്ന മകുടാദി ആഭരണങ്ങളാൽ അലങ്കൃതനായിരുന്നു.

Word by Word

• उत्तस्थौ: arose, stood up
• उत्तस्थौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्-स्था (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन

• भास्कर-अमित-दीप्तिमान्: having immeasurable radiance like the sun
• भास्कर-अमित-दीप्तिमान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भास्कर + अमित + दीप्तिमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; विशेषण; (भास्करवत् अमितदीप्तिः यस्य)

• कोटिरत्नप्रभाभास्वत्: shining with the lustre of crores of jewels
• कोटिरत्नप्रभाभास्वत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोटि-रत्न-प्रभा-भास्वत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; विशेषण; (कोटिरत्नानां प्रभया भास्वान्)

• मुकुटादि-विभूषितः: adorned with a crown and other ornaments
• मुकुटादि-विभूषितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुकुट-आदि + विभूषित (कृदन्त; भूष् धातु + क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; विशेषण; (मुकुटादिभिः विभूषितः)

Speaker

Narrator

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Implied royal listener in frame narrative

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The deity rises/stands, surrounded by a sun-like aura; crown and ornaments blaze as if made of millions of gems; the scene is saturated with light emanations.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu (Janārdana)
• Mukuṭa (crown)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord’s splendor symbolizes spiritual illumination; divine presence dispels inner darkness like the sun.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No earthly tīrtha is specified; the verse continues the Vaikuṇṭha darśana description.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; it supports devotional contemplation of the Lord’s radiant form.