Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

उत्तुङ्गपीवरकुचा सुमुखी शुभदर्शना । सर्वाभरणसम्पन्ना श्वेतमाल्यानुलेपना

Transliteration

uttuṅgapīvarakucā sumukhī śubhadarśanā | sarvābharaṇasampannā śvetamālyānulepanā

Translation

ତାଙ୍କର ଉଚ୍ଚ ଓ ପୁଷ୍ଟ ସ୍ତନ, ସୁନ୍ଦର ମୁଖ ଏବଂ ଶୁଭ ଦର୍ଶନ। ସେ ସମସ୍ତ ଆଭୂଷଣରେ ସମ୍ପନ୍ନ, ଶ୍ୱେତ ମାଳା ଓ ଅନୁଲେପନରେ ଶୋଭିତ।

Word by Word

• उत्तुङ्ग-पीवर-कुचा: with high, full breasts
• उत्तुङ्ग-पीवर-कुचा: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तुङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + पीवर (प्रातिपदिक) + कुच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास: 'उत्तुङ्गाश्च पीवराश्च कुचाः (यस्याः/या)'—having high and full breasts

• सु-मुखी: beautiful-faced
• सु-मुखी: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्) + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: 'सुन्दरं मुखं यस्याः'

• शुभ-दर्शना: of auspicious appearance
• शुभ-दर्शना: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक) + दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: 'शुभं दर्शनं यस्याः/या'

• सर्व-आभरण-सम्पन्ना: adorned with all ornaments
• सर्व-आभरण-सम्पन्ना: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + आभरण (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्पन्न (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'सर्वैः आभरणैः सम्पन्ना' (instrumental sense)

• श्वेत-माल्य-अनुलेपना: with white garlands and anointment
• श्वेत-माल्य-अनुलेपना: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्वेत (प्रातिपदिक) + माल्य (प्रातिपदिक) + अनुलेपन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'श्वेतं माल्यं (च) अनुलेपनं (च) यस्याः/या'

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Revā Khaṇḍa narrative instruction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sāvitrī-tīrtha (contextual)

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sandhyā-devī appears richly ornamented, with auspicious beauty, white garlands and unguents, standing as a luminous embodiment of the rite; the devotee’s gaze is inward, meditative.

Characters & Entities

• Sandhyā
• Sāvitrī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse uses sacred iconography to aid concentration, making meditation vivid and stable.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named in this verse; it functions as a visualization detail within a Revā Khaṇḍa practice sequence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A prescribed dhyāna-form (ākṛti/alaṅkāra) for Sandhyā/Sāvitrī, specifying ornaments and white garlands/unguents.