Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

पीतांबरमतिस्मेरविकाशद्भावभावितम् । बिभ्रतं कुण्डलं स्थूलं कर्णाभ्यां मौक्तिकोज्ज्वलम्

Transliteration

pītāṃbaramatismeravikāśadbhāvabhāvitam | bibhrataṃ kuṇḍalaṃ sthūlaṃ karṇābhyāṃ mauktikojjvalam

Translation

അവർ അവനെ കണ്ടു—പീതാംബരം ധരിച്ചവൻ, മൃദുസ്മിതത്തിന്റെ വിരിഞ്ഞ ദീപ്തിയിൽ ഭാസ്വരൻ; ഇരുകാതുകളിലും വലിയ കുണ്ഡലങ്ങൾ ധരിച്ചു, മുത്തുകളുടെ പ്രകാശത്തിൽ ഉജ്ജ്വലൻ.

Word by Word

• pīta: yellow
• pīta: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pīta (कृदन्त; √pā/पा)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद

• ambara: garment
• ambara: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ambara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासमध्यपद

• ati: very; exceedingly
• ati: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ati (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्ग/अतिशयार्थक अव्यय (intensifier) — समासपूर्वपद

• smera: smiling; gentle
• smera: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: smera (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रातिपदिक — समासमध्यपद

• vikāśat: blooming; expanding
• vikāśat: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vikāśat (कृदन्त; √kāś/काश् with vi-)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), प्रातिपदिकरूप — समासमध्यपद

• bhāva: state; expression
• bhāva: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक — समासमध्यपद

• bhāvita: imbued; made expressive
• bhāvita: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhāvita (कृदन्त; √bhū/भू caus. √bhāv/भाव्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समस्तपद (pītāṃbara-ati-smera-vikāśad-bhāva-bhāvita)

• bibhratam: bearing; wearing
• bibhratam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bibhrat (कृदन्त; √bhṛ/भृ)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (describing the one being praised)

• kuṇḍalam: earring
• kuṇḍalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuṇḍala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• sthūlam: large; thick
• sthūlam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; kuṇḍalam इति विशेषणम्

• karṇābhyām: with (both) ears
• karṇābhyām: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), द्विवचन

• mauktika: pearl
• mauktika: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mauktika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/विशेषणप्रातिपदिक — समासपूर्वपद

• ujjvalam: bright with pearls
• ujjvalam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ujjvala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समस्तपद (mauktika-ujjvala) kuṇḍalam इति विशेषणम्

Speaker

Narrator (contextual description preceding Śiva’s hymn)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣṇu in yellow garments, a gentle smile blooming; large pearl-bright earrings gleam at his ears, enhancing the calm, auspicious splendor.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord’s auspicious form (śubha-rūpa) becomes a support for devotion and steady contemplation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ayodhyā, presented as a sacred landscape where divine presence is vividly encountered.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the emphasis is on darśana and devotional remembrance.