Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

नवमाणिक्यरुचिरकंकणांगदमुद्रिकाम् । रक्तांशुकपरीधानां रत्नमाल्यानुलेपनाम्

Transliteration

navamāṇikyarucirakaṃkaṇāṃgadamudrikām | raktāṃśukaparīdhānāṃ ratnamālyānulepanām

Translation

ရင့်သစ်သော ရူဘီရောင်တောက်ပသည့် လက်ကောက်၊ လက်မောင်းအလှဆင်၊ လက်စွပ်တို့ဖြင့် တန်ဆာဆင်တော်မူ၍၊ အနီရောင်ဝတ်စုံကို ဆင်မြန်းကာ၊ ရတနာပန်းကုံးနှင့် မွှေးကြိုင်သော လိမ်းဆေးအနုလိပ်ဖြင့် လှပတော်မူသော ထိုဒေဝီကို သတိစိုက်ပါ။

Word by Word

• नव: new
• नव: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषणम्; समस्तपदे अङ्गत्वेन

• माणिक्य: ruby
• माणिक्य: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माणिक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिकम्; समस्तपदे अङ्गत्वेन

• रुचिर: beautiful, shining
• रुचिर: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुचिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषणम्; समस्तपदे अङ्गत्वेन

• कंकण: bracelet
• कंकण: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कंकण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिकम्; ‘bracelet’

• अङ्गद: armlet
• अङ्गद: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिकम्; ‘armlet’

• मुद्रिका: ring
• मुद्रिका: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्रिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिकम्; ‘ring’

• मुद्रिकाम्: (wearing) rings
• मुद्रिकाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्रिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (समस्तविशेषणसमूहस्य मुख्यपदम्)

• रक्त: red
• रक्त: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्त (कृदन्त; √रञ्ज् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; विशेषणम्; समस्तपदे अङ्गत्वेन

• अंशुक: garment, cloth
• अंशुक: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंशुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिकम्; ‘cloth/garment’

• परीधानाम्: wearing (as attire)
• परीधानाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परीधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (पाठे -आम्); ‘wearing/garment’ अर्थे विशेषणवत्

• रत्न: gem
• रत्न: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिकम्; समस्तपदे अङ्गत्वेन

• माल्य: garland
• माल्य: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिकम्; ‘garland/necklace’

• अनुलेपनाम्: anointment, unguent
• अनुलेपनाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुलेपना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘anointing/unguent’

Speaker

Narratorial/Instructional voice within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa (speaker not explicit in the snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Full-figure Devī adorned with ruby-bright bracelets, armlets, rings; draped in red silk; jeweled garlands; anointed with fragrant paste; overall crimson-gold radiance.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Pārvatī/Umā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred beauty (śrī) is contemplated as a sign of divine auspiciousness, drawing the mind from distraction to devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified; the verse supports universal pūjā practice through standardized dhyāna imagery.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dhyāna of Devī’s ornaments, red attire, garlands, and anointing—preparatory to offering and mantra-japa.