Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

ददृशुस्तां महालक्ष्मीमायांती शनकैस्तदा । गौरां च युवतीं स्निग्धां पद्मकिंजल्कभूषणाम्

Transliteration

dadṛśustāṃ mahālakṣmīmāyāṃtī śanakaistadā | gaurāṃ ca yuvatīṃ snigdhāṃ padmakiṃjalkabhūṣaṇām

Translation

तेव्हा त्यांनी महालक्ष्मीला हळूहळू येताना पाहिले—गौरवर्णा, युवती, स्निग्ध तेजस्विनी, कमळाच्या केसरांच्या भूषणांनी विभूषित।

Word by Word

• ददृशुः: they saw
• ददृशुः: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• महा: great
• महा: Samāsa-upapada (Compound member)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत्-पूर्वपद (indeclinable-like first member in compound)

• लक्ष्मीम्: Lakṣmī
• लक्ष्मीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• महालक्ष्मीम्: Mahālakṣmī
• महालक्ष्मीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (great Lakṣmī), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आयान्ती: coming; approaching
• आयान्ती: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + या (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ/शानच्; present participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शनकैः: slowly; gradually
• शनकैः: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शनकैस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/adverb)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण/adverb of time)

• गौराम्: fair; golden-complexioned
• गौराम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गौर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/ conjunction)

• युवतीम्: young woman
• युवतीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युवती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्निग्धाम्: soft; glossy; affectionate-looking
• स्निग्धाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्निग्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पद्म: lotus
• पद्म: Samāsa-upapada (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रातिपदिक (stem used in compound)

• किञ्जल्क: filament/pollen (of lotus)
• किञ्जल्क: Samāsa-upapada (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किञ्जल्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Masc/Neut), प्रातिपदिक (stem used in compound)

• भूषणाम्: adorned; ornamented
• भूषणाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पद्मकिञ्जल्कभूषणाम्: adorned with lotus-filaments
• पद्मकिञ्जल्कभूषणाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक) + किञ्जल्क (प्रातिपदिक) + भूषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative: ‘adorned with lotus-filaments’), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Mahālakṣmī approaches slowly in the Kedāra setting—fair, youthful, tenderly radiant, adorned with lotus filaments; onlookers behold her with awe.

Characters & Entities

• Mahālakṣmī
• Lotus (Padma)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana of the Goddess is portrayed as gentle and auspicious—divinity approaches with grace, purity, and lotus-like sanctity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Within Kedārakhaṇḍa’s sacred narrative frame; the verse itself is a vision-description rather than a tīrtha-praise.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual act is prescribed; the focus is on divine appearance and contemplation.