Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

उमासहितमीशानं पंचवक्त्रं महाभुजम् । कर्पूरगौरदेहाभं सितभूतिविभूषितम्

Transliteration

umāsahitamīśānaṃ paṃcavaktraṃ mahābhujam | karpūragauradehābhaṃ sitabhūtivibhūṣitam

Translation

พระองค์คืออีศาน ผู้มีพระอุมาเคียงข้าง—มีห้าพระพักตร์ แขนใหญ่ทรงพลัง; พระวรกายผ่องดุจกำยานการบูร ประดับด้วยวิภูติ (เถ้าศักดิ์สิทธิ์) สีขาว

Word by Word

• उमा: Umā (Pārvatī)
• उमा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण-अङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया? एकवचन (compound-member; in समास)

• सहितम्: accompanied (with)
• सहितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित (कृदन्त; √सह् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• उमा-सहितम्: accompanied by Umā
• उमा-सहितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उमा (प्रातिपदिक) + सहित (कृदन्त; √सह् + क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सह/सहित-सम्बन्धः); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ईशानम् इति विशेषणम्

• ईशानम्: Īśāna (Śiva)
• ईशानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईशान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण-अङ्ग)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याशब्दः; (compound-member; in समास)

• वक्त्रम्: face, mouth
• वक्त्रम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण-अङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वक्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (compound-member; in समास)

• पञ्च-वक्त्रम्: five-faced
• पञ्च-वक्त्रम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या) + वक्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ईशानम् इति विशेषणम्

• महā: great
• महā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण-अङ्ग)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (compound-member; in समास)

• भुजम्: arm
• भुजम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण-अङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (compound-member; in समास)

• महā-भुजम्: mighty-armed
• महā-भुजम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महā (प्रातिपदिक) + भुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ईशानम् इति विशेषणम्

• कर्पूर: camphor
• कर्पूर: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण-अङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्पूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; (compound-member; in समास)

• गौर: white, fair
• गौर: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण-अङ्ग)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गौर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (compound-member; in समास)

• देह: body
• देह: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण-अङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; (compound-member; in समास)

• आभम्: having the appearance of
• आभम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘आभ’ = resembling/appearing like

• कर्पूर-गौर-देह-आभम्: whose body looks camphor-white
• कर्पूर-गौर-देह-आभम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कर्पूर (प्रातिपदिक) + गौर (प्रातिपदिक) + देह (प्रातिपदिक) + आभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास (उपमान/सादृश्यार्थः); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ईशानम् इति विशेषणम्

• सित: white
• सित: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण-अङ्ग)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (compound-member; in समास)

• भूति: sacred ash (vibhūti)
• भूति: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण-अङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; (compound-member; in समास)

• विभूषितम्: adorned
• विभूषितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विभूषित (कृदन्त; √भूष् (धातु) + वि + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• सित-भूति-विभूषितम्: adorned with white sacred ash
• सित-भूति-विभूषितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सित (प्रातिपदिक) + भूति (प्रातिपदिक) + विभूषित (कृदन्त; √भूष् + वि + क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (करण/साधनभावः: ‘भूत्या विभूषितः’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ईशानम् इति विशेषणम्

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; not explicit in this verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Umā stands close to Īśāna; Śiva appears five-faced, broad-armed, camphor-white radiance, body smeared with white ash; the pair emanate serene authority and grace.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Īśāna)
• Umā (Pārvatī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord is to be revered as compassionate and complete—Śiva with Umā—whose pure radiance and sacred ash signify inner purity and renunciation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse functions as dhyāna within a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter; it does not itself specify a named tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Contemplation of Śiva’s pañcavaktra form with Umā, and the emblematic use/adoration of bhūti (sacred ash) in Śaiva practice.