Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 38

Devanagari script

दिव्यसिंहासनोपेतो मुक्तादामपरिष्कृतः । दिव्यचन्दनमालाभिः कल्पपल्लवतोरणैः

Transliteration

divyasiṃhāsanopeto muktādāmapariṣkṛtaḥ | divyacandanamālābhiḥ kalpapallavatoraṇaiḥ

Translation

അത് ദിവ്യസിംഹാസനത്തോടെ സമേതമായിരുന്നു, മുത്തുമാലകളാൽ സുസജ്ജിതമായിരുന്നു; ദിവ്യചന്ദനമാലകളും കൽപ്പലതയെപ്പോലുള്ള പല്ലവതോരണങ്ങളും കൊണ്ട് അലങ്കരിക്കപ്പെട്ടിരുന്നു।

Word by Word

• दिव्यसिंहासनोपेतः: endowed with a divine throne
• दिव्यसिंहासनोपेतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य-सिंहासन-उपेत (प्रातिपदिक; दिव्य + सिंहासन + उपेत)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle in adjectival use) ‘उपेत’ (सम्+इ/इ) इत्यस्य; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (दिव्यं सिंहासनं येन उपेतः)

• मुक्तादामपरिष्कृतः: decorated with pearl garlands
• मुक्तादामपरिष्कृतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुक्ता-दाम-परिष्कृत (प्रातिपदिक; मुक्ता + दाम + परिष्कृत)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘परिष्कृत’ (परि+कृ) विशेषण; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (मुक्तादामभिः परिष्कृतः)

• दिव्यचन्दनमालाभिः: with garlands of divine sandalwood
• दिव्यचन्दनमालाभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्य-चन्दन-माला (प्रातिपदिक; दिव्य + चन्दन + माला)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (दिव्यस्य चन्दनस्य माला)

• कल्पपल्लवतोरणैः: with festoons made of wish-fulfilling tree shoots
• कल्पपल्लवतोरणैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्प-पल्लव-तोरण (प्रातिपदिक; कल्प + पल्लव + तोरण)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (कल्पवृक्षस्य पल्लवैः कृतं तोरणम्)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Inside the pavilion stands a radiant throne; pearl garlands drape like moonlight, sandal garlands perfume the air, and ornate gateways are festooned with creeper-like decorations evoking kalpavṛkṣa abundance.

Characters & Entities

• Siṃhāsana
• Muktā (pearls)
• Candana (sandal)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Beauty offered to the sacred is also worship—splendor can be a form of reverence when aligned with dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, whose ritual pavilion is portrayed with celestial magnificence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Auspicious decoration of the yajña/assembly space—throne, pearl garlands, sandal garlands, and toranas.