Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 66

Devanagari script

ततो नीलमयस्तंभं ज्वलत्कांचनकुट्टिमम् । मुक्ताजालपरिष्कारं ज्वलितौ षधिदीपितम्

Transliteration

tato nīlamayastaṃbhaṃ jvalatkāṃcanakuṭṭimam | muktājālapariṣkāraṃ jvalitau ṣadhidīpitam

Translation

അതിനുശേഷം നീലമയസ്തംഭങ്ങളുള്ള, ജ്വലിക്കുന്ന കാഞ്ചനക്കുട്ടിമം വിരിച്ച നിലയുള്ള, മുക്താജാലങ്ങളാൽ അലങ്കൃതമായ, ദീപ്തമായ ഔഷധികളുടെ പ്രകാശത്തിൽ തെളിഞ്ഞ വിവാഹമണ്ഡപം അവൻ കണ്ടു.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Temporal modifier
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (sequence)

• nīla-maya-stambham: a pillar made of blue (gem/stone)
• nīla-maya-stambham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nīla (प्रातिपदिक) + maya (प्रातिपदिक) + stambha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (nīlamayaḥ stambhaḥ), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• jvalat-kāṃcana-kuṭṭimam: a floor/pavement of shining gold
• jvalat-kāṃcana-kuṭṭimam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jvalat (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √jval शतृ) + kāṃcana (प्रातिपदिक) + kuṭṭima (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (jvalat kāṃcanaṃ kuṭṭimam), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• muktā-jāla-pariṣkāram: decoration/ornamentation of pearl-nets
• muktā-jāla-pariṣkāram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muktā (प्रातिपदिक) + jāla (प्रातिपदिक) + pariṣkāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (muktājālena pariṣkāraḥ), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• jvalita-auṣadhi-dīpitam: illumined by glowing herbs
• jvalita-auṣadhi-dīpitam: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jvalita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √jval क्त) + auṣadhi (प्रातिपदिक) + dīpita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √dīp क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (jvalitābhiḥ auṣadhībhiḥ dīpitam), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (पूर्वोक्त-वस्तूनाम्)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A breathtaking wedding pavilion appears: deep-blue lustrous pillars, a glowing golden floor, pearl latticework, and radiant herbal lamps casting a sacred shimmer.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Hara/Bhava/Śarva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine rites are portrayed as supremely auspicious; sacred beauty signifies dharma and cosmic order supporting a holy union.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse is primarily a celestial-maṇḍapa description within the Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narrative, not a named tīrtha-spot in this snippet.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it depicts the auspicious wedding pavilion and its sacred illumination.