Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

तस्मान्नरेन्द्रकरभोरुलसद्दृकूला श्रोणीतटालसगतिर्मविह्वलांगी । सा कूजती कनकनूपुरसिंजितेन कुंभस्तनी कलशपाणिरथाविवेश

Transliteration

tasmānnarendrakarabhorulasaddṛkūlā śroṇītaṭālasagatirmavihvalāṃgī | sā kūjatī kanakanūpurasiṃjitena kuṃbhastanī kalaśapāṇirathāviveśa

Translation

അപ്പോൾ ആ മോഹിനി—കണ്ണുകളുടെ കോണുകൾ ദീപ്തമായി, ഇടുപ്പിന്റെ ലയതാളമുള്ള ചലനത്തോടെ നടപ്പ് മനോഹരമായി, അവിഹ്വല അവയവങ്ങളോടെ—സ്വർണ്ണ നൂപുരങ്ങളുടെ ഝംകാരത്തോടെ, പൂർണ്ണസ്തനയായി, കൈയിൽ കലശം പിടിച്ച് അകത്ത് പ്രവേശിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• tasmāt: thereupon; from there
• tasmāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; ‘तस्मात्’ = ‘ततः/अतः’

• narendra-karabhoru-lasat-dṛk-kūlā: she whose thighs were like an elephant’s trunk and whose eye-corners shone
• narendra-karabhoru-lasat-dṛk-kūlā: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: narendra + karabha + ūru + lasat + dṛk + kūla (प्रातिपदिक; बहुपद-समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; बहुव्रीहिः—‘नरेन्द्रस्य करभोरू इव ऊरू यस्याः, लसत्-दृक्-कूला यस्याः’ (having thighs like an elephant’s trunk and shining corners of the eyes)

• śroṇī-taṭa-alasa-gatiḥ: she whose gait was languid at the hips
• śroṇī-taṭa-alasa-gatiḥ: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śroṇī + taṭa + alasa + gati (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; बहुव्रीहिः—‘श्रोणीतटे अलसा गतिर्यस्याः’

• avihvala-aṅgī: with un-trembling limbs; steady-bodied
• avihvala-aṅgī: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a + vihvala + aṅgī (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; नञ्-समासः—‘अविह्वला अङ्गी’

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• kūjatī: cooing; making a sweet sound
• kūjatī: Kriya-visheshana (Concomitant action)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kūj (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकर्तरि कृदन्तः (present active participle); स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• kanaka-nūpura-siṃjitena: with the tinkling of golden anklets
• kanaka-nūpura-siṃjitena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanaka + nūpura + siṃjita (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; ‘कनकनूपुरस्य सिञ्जितेन’

• kuṃbha-stanī: having breasts like pots
• kuṃbha-stanī: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kuṃbha + stanī (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; ‘कुम्भौ इव स्तनौ यस्याः’

• kalaśa-pāṇiḥ: with a pot in her hand
• kalaśa-pāṇiḥ: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kalaśa + pāṇi (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; बहुव्रीहिः—‘कलशः पाणौ यस्याः’

• atha: then
• atha: Discourse connector (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; आरम्भ/अनन्तरार्थकः (then/now)

• aviveśa: entered
• aviveśa: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + viś (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect) / कथासु भूतार्थे; प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (frame)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Mohinī enters like a chariot of beauty—eyes gleaming, hips swaying, golden anklets ringing, holding a pitcher; the assembly is transfixed by her radiance and movement.

Characters & Entities

• Mohinī
• Kalaśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇas often portray māyā through captivating form—beauty can be the vehicle of divine purpose.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned; it is a poetic description within Kedārakhaṇḍa’s narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the kalaśa imagery evokes ceremonial serving and sacred distribution.