Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 37
इन्द्रनीलमहानीलवैडूर्यखचितानि च । पद्मरागैस्तथा वज्रैर्माणिक्यैश्च मनोरमैः
indranīlamahānīlavaiḍūryakhacitāni ca | padmarāgaistathā vajrairmāṇikyaiśca manoramaiḥ
ഇന്ദ്രനീല, മഹാനീല, വൈഡൂര്യ രത്നങ്ങൾ പതിപ്പിച്ചവ; കൂടാതെ പദ്മരാഗം, വജ്രം, മനോഹര മാണിക്യങ്ങൾ കൊണ്ടും അലങ്കരിച്ചവ।
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; speaker not explicit in this excerpt)
Scene: A cascade of gemstones—deep blue sapphires, cat’s-eye sheen, red rubies, diamond sparkle—set into ornaments, shown as if catching sunlight and lamp-flame simultaneously.
FAQs
Radiant, precious materials symbolize inner excellence and the dignity of devotional acts performed in connection with a sacred place.
Not specified in this verse; it continues the Adhyāya 111 tīrtha narrative setting.
No explicit prescription; it elaborates the sacred adornments likely prepared for worship or tīrtha observance.