Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

पद्मपत्रविशालाक्षी लंबकेशी सुशोभना । बिंबोष्ठी ह्रस्वलोमा च पूर्णचन्द्रसमप्रभा

Transliteration

padmapatraviśālākṣī laṃbakeśī suśobhanā | biṃboṣṭhī hrasvalomā ca pūrṇacandrasamaprabhā

Translation

അവളുടെ കണ്ണുകൾ പദ്മപത്രംപോലെ വിശാലം, മുടി ദീർഘം; അവൾ അത്യന്തം ശോഭയുള്ളവൾ. അവളുടെ അധരങ്ങൾ ബിംബഫലസദൃശം, ദേഹത്തിൽ സൂക്ഷ്മവും ഹ്രസ്വവുമായ രോമങ്ങൾ, അവളുടെ കാന്തി പൂർണ്ണചന്ദ്രസമം.

Word by Word

• पद्मपत्रविशालाक्षी: she whose large eyes are like lotus-petals
• पद्मपत्रविशालाक्षी: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पद्मपत्र-विशाल-अक्षि/अक्षी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: पद्मपत्रवत् विशालानि अक्षी यस्याः

• लंबकेशी: long-haired
• लंबकेशी: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लम्ब-केशिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: लम्बाः केशाः यस्याः

• सुशोभना: very beautiful
• सुशोभना: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-शोभन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• बिंबोष्ठी: with lips like the bimba fruit
• बिंबोष्ठी: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बिम्ब-ओष्ठिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: बिम्बवत् ओष्ठौ यस्याः

• ह्रस्वलोमा: having short body-hair
• ह्रस्वलोमा: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ह्रस्व-लोमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: ह्रस्वानि लोमानि यस्याः

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पूर्णचन्द्रसमप्रभा: having a radiance equal to the full moon
• पूर्णचन्द्रसमप्रभा: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्णचन्द्र-सम-प्रभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; पूर्णचन्द्रेण समा प्रभा यस्याः (उपमान-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय-प्राय)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa continuing the Tīrthamāhātmya narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Close portrait-like depiction: large lotus-petal eyes, long flowing hair, bimba-red lips, fine body hair, and a cool full-moon aura behind her head; gentle, modest posture.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇas use elevated poetic description to signal auspicious destiny and dharmic significance within a sacred narrative.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it forms part of a larger tīrtha-related story.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a descriptive verse.