Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 29
Devanagari script
नानाविधोत्तरासंगा नानामाल्यविभूषणाः । नानासुगंधगंधाढ्या नानाबंधिशतस्तुताः
Transliteration
nānāvidhottarāsaṃgā nānāmālyavibhūṣaṇāḥ | nānāsugaṃdhagaṃdhāḍhyā nānābaṃdhiśatastutāḥ
Translation
ਉਹ ਨਾਨਾ ਕਿਸਮ ਦੇ ਉੱਤਰੀ ਚੋਗੇ ਤੇ ਸਾਜ਼-ਸੰਬੰਧ ਪਹਿਨਦੇ, ਵੱਖ-ਵੱਖ ਮਾਲਾਵਾਂ ਤੇ ਅਲੰਕਾਰਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਸਜੇ; ਅਨੇਕ ਸੁਗੰਧੀਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਮਹਿਕਦੇ, ਅਤੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਹੀ ਭਾਟਾਂ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਅਣਗਿਣਤ ਢੰਗਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਸਤੁਤ ਕੀਤੇ ਜਾਂਦੇ।
Word by Word
nānā-vidha-uttara-āsaṅgāḥwearing various upper garments/cloaks
nānā-vidha-uttara-āsaṅgāḥ:
Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootnānā (अव्यय) + vidha (प्रातिपदिक) + uttara (प्रातिपदिक) + āsaṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (नानाविधानि उत्तरासङ्गानि येषाम्)
nānā-mālya-vibhūṣaṇāḥhaving various garlands as ornaments
nānā-mālya-vibhūṣaṇāḥ:
Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootnānā (अव्यय) + mālya (प्रातिपदिक) + vibhūṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (नानामाल्यानि विभूषणानि येषाम्)
nānā-sugandha-gandha-āḍhyāḥrich with many fragrant scents
nānā-sugandha-gandha-āḍhyāḥ:
Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootnānā (अव्यय) + su-gandha (प्रातिपदिक) + gandha (प्रातिपदिक) + āḍhya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (नानासुगन्धगन्धैः आढ्याः = समृद्धाः)
nānā-bandhi-śata-stutāḥpraised by hundreds of bards of various kinds
nānā-bandhi-śata-stutāḥ:
Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootnānā (अव्यय) + bandhi (प्रातिपदिक) + śata (प्रातिपदिक) + stuta (कृदन्त; स्तु धातु)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; क्त-कृदन्तः ‘स्तुत’; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (नानाबन्धिशतेन स्तुताः)
Speaker
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Dānavas in layered cloaks and attachments, heavy garlands and ornaments, perfumed bodies, surrounded by their own bards singing panegyrics—an intoxicating, decadent war-court atmosphere.
Characters & Entities
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DānavaB
Bard (baṃdhi)FAQs
Praise, perfume, and finery can intoxicate the mind; Purāṇic dharma warns that such vanity, without virtue, becomes a cause of ruin.
No holy site is mentioned.
None.