Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 66

Devanagari script

ततो नीलमयस्तंभं ज्वलत्कांचनकुट्टिमम् । मुक्ताजालपरिष्कारं ज्वलितौ षधिदीपितम्

Transliteration

tato nīlamayastaṃbhaṃ jvalatkāṃcanakuṭṭimam | muktājālapariṣkāraṃ jvalitau ṣadhidīpitam

Translation

پھر (اس نے) گہرے نیلے جَلوے والے ستونوں سے آراستہ، دہکتے سونے کی فرش بندی والا، موتیوں کی جالیوں کے زیور سے مزین، اور شعلہ زن نورانی جڑی بوٹیوں سے روشن کیا ہوا بیاہ منڈپ دیکھا۔

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Temporal modifier
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (sequence)

• nīla-maya-stambham: a pillar made of blue (gem/stone)
• nīla-maya-stambham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nīla (प्रातिपदिक) + maya (प्रातिपदिक) + stambha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (nīlamayaḥ stambhaḥ), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• jvalat-kāṃcana-kuṭṭimam: a floor/pavement of shining gold
• jvalat-kāṃcana-kuṭṭimam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jvalat (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √jval शतृ) + kāṃcana (प्रातिपदिक) + kuṭṭima (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (jvalat kāṃcanaṃ kuṭṭimam), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• muktā-jāla-pariṣkāram: decoration/ornamentation of pearl-nets
• muktā-jāla-pariṣkāram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muktā (प्रातिपदिक) + jāla (प्रातिपदिक) + pariṣkāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (muktājālena pariṣkāraḥ), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• jvalita-auṣadhi-dīpitam: illumined by glowing herbs
• jvalita-auṣadhi-dīpitam: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jvalita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √jval क्त) + auṣadhi (प्रातिपदिक) + dīpita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √dīp क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (jvalitābhiḥ auṣadhībhiḥ dīpitam), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (पूर्वोक्त-वस्तूनाम्)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A breathtaking wedding pavilion appears: deep-blue lustrous pillars, a glowing golden floor, pearl latticework, and radiant herbal lamps casting a sacred shimmer.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Hara/Bhava/Śarva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine rites are portrayed as supremely auspicious; sacred beauty signifies dharma and cosmic order supporting a holy union.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse is primarily a celestial-maṇḍapa description within the Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narrative, not a named tīrtha-spot in this snippet.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it depicts the auspicious wedding pavilion and its sacred illumination.