Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

कूजन्नूपुरसंघुष्टपादपद्मविराजितम् । प्रासतोमरखट्वाङ्गशूलटंकधनुर्धरम्

Transliteration

kūjannūpurasaṃghuṣṭapādapadmavirājitam | prāsatomarakhaṭvāṅgaśūlaṭaṃkadhanurdharam

Translation

नूपुरांच्या कूजनध्वनीने त्यांचे पदकमल शोभत होते; ते प्रास, तोमर, खट्वांग, शूल, टंक व धनुष्य धारण करीत होते।

Word by Word

• kūjan-nūpura-saṃghuṣṭa-pāda-padma-virājitam: whose lotus-feet shine, resonant with jingling anklets
• kūjan-nūpura-saṃghuṣṭa-pāda-padma-virājitam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kūjan (कृदन्त, शतृ; √kūj धातु) + nūpura (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃghuṣṭa (कृदन्त, क्त; √ghuṣ धातु) + pāda (प्रातिपदिक) + padma (प्रातिपदिक) + virājita (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः: ‘कूजन्नूपुरैः संघुष्ट’ (पादपद्म) ‘विराजित’

• prāsa-tomara-khaṭvāṅga-śūla-ṭaṅka-dhanuḥ-dharam: bearing spear, javelin, club, trident, axe, and bow
• prāsa-tomara-khaṭvāṅga-śūla-ṭaṅka-dhanuḥ-dharam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prāsa (प्रातिपदिक) + tomara (प्रातिपदिक) + khaṭvāṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + śūla (प्रातिपदिक) + ṭaṅka (प्रातिपदिक) + dhanuḥ (प्रातिपदिक) + dhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (धनुर्धरः = धनुः धारयति) तथा समाहार-द्वन्द्व-समुच्चयः (प्रास-तोमर-खट्वाङ्ग-शूल-टङ्क) अन्तर्भूतः

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Brāhma Khaṇḍa framing)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Dynamic yet composed Śiva: lotus-feet adorned with anklets whose sound seems to ripple outward. Multiple weapons are displayed—spear, javelin, khaṭvāṅga, trident, axe, and bow—arranged like a halo of implements, emphasizing readiness to protect devotees.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• khaṭvāṅga
• śūla (trident)
• dhanus (bow)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord protects dharma: beauty (lotus-feet) and power (weapons) coexist as guardianship of cosmic order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No named tīrtha appears; the verse is devotional iconography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None mentioned.