Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 99

Devanagari script

चामरासक्तहस्ताभिर्दिव्यस्त्रीभिश्च संवृता । मालां प्रगृह्य सा तस्थौ सुरद्रुमसमुद्भवाम्

Transliteration

cāmarāsaktahastābhirdivyastrībhiśca saṃvṛtā | mālāṃ pragṛhya sā tasthau suradrumasamudbhavām

Translation

Dikelilingi para bidadari yang memegang kipas ekor yak (cāmara), dia berdiri sambil menggenggam kalungan bunga yang terbit dari pohon hasrat surgawi, Kalpavṛkṣa.

Word by Word

• चामरासक्तहस्ताभिः: by women whose hands were attached to yak-tail fans
• चामरासक्तहस्ताभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चामर + आसक्त + हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; समासः—चामरे आसक्ताः हस्ताः यस्याः ताभिः (instrumental plural feminine, qualifying attendants)

• दिव्यस्त्रीभिः: by divine women
• दिव्यस्त्रीभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्य + स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; समासः—दिव्याः स्त्रियः (instrumental plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• संवृता: surrounded
• संवृता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + वृ (धातु) → संवृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; ‘सा’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम् (past passive participle: surrounded)

• मालाम्: garland
• मालाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• प्रगृह्य: having taken/holding
• प्रगृह्य: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र + ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): ‘having taken/holding’

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तस्थौ: stood
• तस्थौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• सुरद्रुमसमुद्भवाम्: born from the divine tree
• सुरद्रुमसमुद्भवाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुरद्रुम + समुद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—सुरद्रुमात् समुद्भवा (qualifying ‘मालाम्’)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A central goddess-like figure stands poised, holding a fresh celestial garland said to arise from a wish-fulfilling tree; she is encircled by radiant divine women waving yak-tail fans, with a luminous, jeweled court backdrop.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī (implied as 'she')
• Divine women attendants
• Cāmara
• Sura-druma (celestial tree)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional service and auspicious offerings (like garlands) are portrayed as refined expressions of dharma in the presence of the Divine.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse highlights ceremonial honors in a divine assembly.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; it implies pūjā-style offerings such as garlands and fanning as respectful upacāras.