Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

विमलाम्बरसंवीतां व्यालयज्ञोपवीतिनीम् । श्यामां कमलपत्राक्षीं सर्वाभरणभूषिताम्

Transliteration

vimalāmbarasaṃvītāṃ vyālayajñopavītinīm | śyāmāṃ kamalapatrākṣīṃ sarvābharaṇabhūṣitām

Translation

انہوں نے اسے پاکیزہ لباس میں ملبوس دیکھا، جو سانپ کو یَجنوپَویت (مقدس دھاگا) کی طرح دھارے ہوئے تھی۔ وہ شَیام رنگ، کنول کے پتّے جیسی آنکھوں والی، اور ہر زیور سے آراستہ تھی۔

Word by Word

• vimalāmbarasaṃvītām: clad in spotless garments
• vimalāmbarasaṃvītām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vimala-ambara-saṃvīta (प्रातिपदिक; विमल + अम्बर + संवीत)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• vyāla-yajñopavītinīm: wearing a sacred thread of serpents
• vyāla-yajñopavītinīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vyāla-yajñopavītinī (प्रातिपदिक; व्याल + यज्ञोपवीतिन्/यज्ञोपवीतिनी)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• śyāmām: dark-complexioned
• śyāmām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śyāmā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• kamala-patra-akṣīm: lotus-petal-eyed
• kamala-patra-akṣīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kamala-patra-akṣi (प्रातिपदिक; कमल + पत्र + अक्षि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• sarva-ābharaṇa-bhūṣitām: adorned with all ornaments
• sarva-ābharaṇa-bhūṣitām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva-ābharaṇa-bhūṣita (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + आभरण + भूषित)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

Speaker

Deductive (Revākhaṇḍa narration describing the Goddess)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) kṣetra Devī-darśana context

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage-inquirer/interlocutor (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant dark-hued Goddess with lotus-petal eyes, spotless garments, heavy ornaments; a living serpent worn as yajñopavīta across the torso; onlookers in reverent astonishment.

Characters & Entities

• Goddess (Śakti/Pārvatī implied)
• Serpent (as yajñopavīta)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Goddess is portrayed as supremely auspicious and power-filled, worthy of contemplation through sacred iconography.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The chapter belongs to the Revā/Narmadā-centered Revākhaṇḍa, though this verse focuses on the Goddess’s form rather than a site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; the verse functions as a dhyāna-style description for devotional remembrance.