Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 60

Devanagari script

कालागरुविलिप्तांगं महामुकुटमंडितम् । रुचिरांगदसन्नद्धं महासिंहासने स्थितम्

Transliteration

kālāgaruviliptāṃgaṃ mahāmukuṭamaṃḍitam | rucirāṃgadasannaddhaṃ mahāsiṃhāsane sthitam

Translation

Ang kanyang katawan ay pinahiran ng maitim na pahid ng kahoy-aloes; siya’y pinalamutian ng dakilang korona, sinuutan ng mariringal na pulseras sa bisig, at nakaupo sa mataas na trono.

Word by Word

• kāla-agaru-vilipta-aṅgam: whose body is smeared with black aloe/agaru paste
• kāla-agaru-vilipta-aṅgam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक) + agaru (प्रातिपदिक) + vilipta (कृदन्त; √lip लेपने, क्त) + aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (कālāgaru-लेपेन विलिप्तानि अङ्गानि यस्य)

• mahā-mukuṭa-maṇḍitam: adorned with a great crown
• mahā-mukuṭa-maṇḍitam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + mukuṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + maṇḍita (कृदन्त; √maṇḍ अलङ्कारे, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (महता मुकुटेन मण्डितम्)

• rucira-aṅgada-sannaddham: armed/fastened with splendid armlets
• rucira-aṅgada-sannaddham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rucira (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅgada (प्रातिपदिक) + sannaddha (कृदन्त; √nah बन्धने, सम्+क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (रुचिरैः अङ्गदैः सन्नद्धम्)

• mahā-siṃhāsane: on a great lion-throne
• mahā-siṃhāsane: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + siṃhāsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (महच्च तत् सिंहासनम्)

• sthitam: seated/standing
• sthitam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthita (कृदन्त; √sthā तिष्ठति, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषणम्

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), implied

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A daitya-king seated on a lofty lion-throne, body smeared with dark agaru paste, wearing a towering crown and gleaming armlets; attendants and court architecture emphasize intimidating grandeur.

Characters & Entities

• Dānava (Daitya/Tāraka context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

External grandeur is vividly portrayed to set up the later ethical and cosmic correction—power without dharma becomes a stage for downfall.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; the focus is the Dānava’s royal setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.