Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 23

Devanagari script

बटुरूपधरः श्रीशो द्विभुजः कमलेक्षमः । अतसीपुष्पसंकाशो वनमालाविभूषितः

Transliteration

baṭurūpadharaḥ śrīśo dvibhujaḥ kamalekṣamaḥ | atasīpuṣpasaṃkāśo vanamālāvibhūṣitaḥ

Translation

Tuhan Śrī, Śrīśa, menampakkan diri dengan mengambil rupa seorang anak brahmacārin. Bertangan dua, bermata teratai, bersinar laksana bunga atasī, serta berhias dengan kalungan bunga rimba.

Word by Word

• बटुरूपधरः: bearing the form of a boy (brahmacārin)
• बटुरूपधरः: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बटु + रूप + धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (बटोरूपं धरति) विशेषण (qualifying श्रीशः)

• श्रीशः: Śrīśa (Lord of Lakṣmī/Viṣṇu)
• श्रीशः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• द्विभुजः: two-armed
• द्विभुजः: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि (संख्या) + भुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (two-armed) विशेषण

• कमलेक्षमः: lotus-eyed
• कमलेक्षमः: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कमल + ईक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कमलस्य इव ईक्षे/ईक्षणे यस्य) विशेषण

• अतसीपुष्पसंकाशः: resembling flax-flowers
• अतसीपुष्पसंकाशः: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतसी + पुष्प + संकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (अतसीपुष्पस्य संकाशः) विशेषण

• वनमालाविभूषितः: adorned with a forest-garland
• वनमालाविभूषितः: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वनमाला (प्रातिपदिक) + वि+भूष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त) → विभूषित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष (वनमालया विभूषितः) विशेषण

Speaker

Sūta (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (frame)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Implied dvija audience (explicit in adjacent verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Janārdana appears as a radiant brahmacārin boy: two-armed, lotus-eyed, glowing like the blue atasī flower, wearing a forest garland—simple yet unmistakably divine.

Characters & Entities

• Śrīśa (Viṣṇu)
• Baṭu form
• Vana-mālā
• Atasī flower

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Divine responds in accessible forms; God’s manifestation is compassionate and suited to the devotee’s context.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra region is the narrative setting; this verse primarily provides the theophany’s form-description.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new ritual is prescribed here; it describes the form of Viṣṇu that appears as the fruit of the vrata.