Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 73
सुगंधदीपैश्च सुवाससा युतोऽलंकारभोगैः सुविराजितांगः । बभौ तदानीं नहुषो मुनीद्रैः संस्तूयमानो हि तथाऽमरेंद्रैः
sugaṃdhadīpaiśca suvāsasā yuto'laṃkārabhogaiḥ suvirājitāṃgaḥ | babhau tadānīṃ nahuṣo munīdraiḥ saṃstūyamāno hi tathā'mareṃdraiḥ
सुगंधी दीप व उत्तम वस्त्रे धारण करून, अलंकार व ऐश्वर्यभोगांनी अंग शोभवून, नहुष त्या वेळी मुनींद्र व अमरेंद्र यांच्या स्तुतीने अत्यंत तेजस्वी दिसत होता।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (contextual attribution within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Nahuṣa radiant in fine garments, surrounded by fragrant oil lamps; ornaments gleam; sages and devas stand praising, holding garlands and ritual fans; the hall glows with warm light.
FAQs
Splendor and luxury are transient; the Purāṇic narrative often uses such scenes to caution that pride can follow praise.
The scene is Svarga’s court; no specific earthly pilgrimage-site is praised in this verse.
None explicitly; the verse is descriptive of royal adornment and acclamation.
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