Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 73

Devanagari script

सुगंधदीपैश्च सुवाससा युतोऽलंकारभोगैः सुविराजितांगः । बभौ तदानीं नहुषो मुनीद्रैः संस्तूयमानो हि तथाऽमरेंद्रैः

Transliteration

sugaṃdhadīpaiśca suvāsasā yuto'laṃkārabhogaiḥ suvirājitāṃgaḥ | babhau tadānīṃ nahuṣo munīdraiḥ saṃstūyamāno hi tathā'mareṃdraiḥ

Translation

ประดับด้วยประทีปหอมและอาภรณ์อันงาม สวมผ้าทรงประณีต องค์กายรุ่งเรืองด้วยเครื่องประดับและความสมบูรณ์แห่งโภคะ นหุษะจึงปรากฏสว่างไสวในกาลนั้น—เมื่อได้รับการสรรเสริญจากเหล่ามุนีผู้เป็นใหญ่ และจากเหล่าอมเรนทร์ด้วย

Word by Word

• sugandha-dīpaiḥ: with fragrant lamps
• sugandha-dīpaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su-gandha (प्रातिपदिक) + dīpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (sugandhāḥ dīpāḥ)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय

• su-vāsasā: with fine garments
• su-vāsasā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su-vāsas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (sundaraṃ vāsas)

• yutaḥ: endowed/associated
• yutaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √yuj (युज्) → yuta (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘युक्तः/समन्वितः’

• alaṃkāra-bhogaiḥ: with ornaments and enjoyments/luxuries
• alaṃkāra-bhogaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: alaṃkāra (प्रातिपदिक) + bhoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्वः (alaṃkāraiḥ ca bhogaiḥ ca)

• su-virājita-aṅgaḥ: whose limbs were splendidly adorned
• su-virājita-aṅgaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su-virājita (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √rāj/राज् ‘दीप्तौ’ + उपसर्ग) + aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (suvirājitāni aṅgāni yasya saḥ)

• babhau: shone/appeared splendid
• babhau: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhā (भा)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• tadānīm: at that time
• tadānīm: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadānīm (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय

• nahuṣaḥ: Nahuṣa
• nahuṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nahuṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• munīndraiḥ: by the foremost sages
• munīndraiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (munīnām indraiḥ = best of sages)

• saṃstūyamānaḥ: being praised
• saṃstūyamānaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃ-√stu (सम्+स्तु) → saṃstūyamāna (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/causal nuance)

• tathā: also/likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकार-बोधक अव्यय

• amara-indraiḥ: by the chiefs among the immortals (gods)
• amara-indraiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amara (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (amarāṇām indraiḥ = chiefs among immortals)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (contextual attribution within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nahuṣa radiant in fine garments, surrounded by fragrant oil lamps; ornaments gleam; sages and devas stand praising, holding garlands and ritual fans; the hall glows with warm light.

Characters & Entities

• Nahuṣa
• Munīndra
• Amarendra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Splendor and luxury are transient; the Purāṇic narrative often uses such scenes to caution that pride can follow praise.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The scene is Svarga’s court; no specific earthly pilgrimage-site is praised in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse is descriptive of royal adornment and acclamation.