Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 82

Devanagari script

महाहनुः स्थूलजंघः स्थूलग्रीवोऽतिलंपटः । श्वेतवस्त्रो बद्धशिखश्छत्रोपानत्कमण्डलून्

Transliteration

mahāhanuḥ sthūlajaṃghaḥ sthūlagrīvo'tilaṃpaṭaḥ | śvetavastro baddhaśikhaśchatropānatkamaṇḍalūn

Translation

พระองค์มีคางเด่น หน้าแข้งหนา คอหนา และดูเก้งก้างยิ่งนัก ทรงนุ่งห่มผ้าขาว มวยผมผูกไว้ และทรงถือร่ม รองเท้า และกมณฑลุ (หม้อน้ำศักดิ์สิทธิ์)

Word by Word

• महाहनुः: large-jawed
• महाहनुः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + हनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (महा हनुः यस्य); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• स्थूलजङ्घः: thick-shanked
• स्थूलजङ्घः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थूल (प्रातिपदिक) + जङ्घा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (स्थूला जङ्घा यस्य); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• स्थूलग्रीवः: thick-necked
• स्थूलग्रीवः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थूल (प्रातिपदिक) + ग्रीवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (स्थूला ग्रीवा यस्य); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अतिलम्पटः: very wanton/impudent
• अतिलम्पटः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्) + लम्पट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (अतिशयेन लम्पटः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• श्वेतवस्त्रः: wearing white clothes
• श्वेतवस्त्रः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्वेत (प्रातिपदिक) + वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (श्वेतं वस्त्रं यस्य); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• बद्धशिखः: with tied topknot
• बद्धशिखः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बद्ध (प्रातिपदिक; √बन्ध्+क्त) + शिखा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (बद्धा शिखा यस्य); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• छत्र: umbrella
• छत्र: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (in a list of carried items)

• उपानत्: sandals
• उपानत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपानह्/उपानत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (shoe/sandal)

• कमण्डलून्: water-pots
• कमण्डलून्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कमण्डलु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Accusative plural

Speaker

Sūta (deduced narrator)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Close portrayal of Vāmana’s ungainly body contrasted with immaculate white garments, tied śikhā, and the pilgrim’s umbrella, sandals, and kamaṇḍalu—iconic markers of sacred travel.

Characters & Entities

• Vāmana
• Kamaṇḍalu
• Pilgrim’s insignia

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

External simplicity and the marks of pilgrimage can conceal profound divinity; reverence should be rooted in dharma, not aesthetics.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse supports the pilgrimage narrative leading into Vastrāpatha in Surāṣṭra, a key locus of the chapter’s māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly highlights tīrthayātrā discipline and the customary pilgrim’s emblems (kamaṇḍalu, etc.), though no specific rite is commanded.