Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

छत्रं पूर्णेंदुसंकाशं यानं स्वर्णविराजितम् । चामराणि सुदंडानि पादुके च हिरण्मये

Transliteration

chatraṃ pūrṇeṃdusaṃkāśaṃ yānaṃ svarṇavirājitam | cāmarāṇi sudaṃḍāni pāduke ca hiraṇmaye

Translation

پورے چاند کی مانند دمکتا ہوا چھتر، سونے سے آراستہ سواری، مضبوط دستوں والے چامر، اور سونے کی پادکائیں—یہ سب اس کی شان دار متاع تھیں۔

Word by Word

• छत्रम्: parasol, umbrella
• छत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; nominative/accusative singular (neuter)

• पूर्णेन्दु-संकाशम्: resembling the full moon
• पूर्णेन्दु-संकाशम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्णेन्दु (प्रातिपदिक) + संकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; उपमान-तत्पुरुषः (पूर्णेन्दु-सदृशम्)

• यानम्: vehicle, conveyance
• यानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; nominative/accusative singular (neuter)

• स्वर्ण-विराजितम्: adorned with gold, shining with gold
• स्वर्ण-विराजितम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + विराजित (कृदन्त; √राज् (धातु) + वि, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषणम्; ‘स्वर्णेन विराजितम्’

• चामराणि: yak-tail fans
• चामराणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चामर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन; nominative/accusative plural (neuter)

• सु-दण्डानि: with fine handles/staffs
• सु-दण्डानि: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश) + दण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘सुन्दराणि दण्डानि’

• पादुके: a pair of sandals
• पादुके: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पादुका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), द्विवचन; nominative/accusative dual (feminine)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय; conjunction ‘and’

• हिरण्मये: golden
• हिरण्मये: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हिरण्मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), द्विवचन; nominative/accusative dual (neuter), agreeing with ‘पादुके’ as pair (dual)

Speaker

Narrator (context not explicit in snippet; likely a Purāṇic narrator within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A noblewoman/queen attended by retainers; a full-moon-white parasol held above her; a gold-embellished palanquin or chariot nearby; attendants bearing fly-whisks; golden sandals placed on a jeweled footstool—everything gleaming in lamplight.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worldly splendor is depicted as secondary; the larger narrative frames true worth in devotion and dharma rather than possessions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as narrative description within the Brahmottarakhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse lists items of luxury, which in Purāṇic contexts often become potential objects of dāna (charitable gifting).