Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

कुङ्कुमेन विलिप्तांगीं दिव्यवस्त्रावगुंठिताम् । यथोचितं यथास्थानं दिव्याभरणभूषिताम्

Transliteration

kuṅkumena viliptāṃgīṃ divyavastrāvaguṃṭhitām | yathocitaṃ yathāsthānaṃ divyābharaṇabhūṣitām

Translation

اس کے اعضا پر کُنکُم مل دیا گیا، اسے آسمانی لباسوں سے پردہ پوش کیا گیا۔ پھر مناسب طور پر، ہر زیور اپنی جگہ، اسے الٰہی زیورات سے آراستہ کیا گیا۔

Word by Word

• kuṅkumena: with saffron
• kuṅkumena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuṅkuma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• vilipta-aṅgīm: whose limbs were anointed
• vilipta-aṅgīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-√lip (धातु) + aṅgī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (past participle) ‘vilipta’ + बहुव्रीहि (विलिप्तानि अङ्गानि यस्याः सा)

• divya-vastra-avaguṃṭhitām: covered with divine garments
• divya-vastra-avaguṃṭhitām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक) + vastra (प्रातिपदिक) + ava-√guṃṭh (धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय ‘avaguṃṭhita’ (veiled/covered) + तत्पुरुष-समास (दिव्येन वस्त्रेण अवगुण्ठिता)

• yathā-ucitam: as is proper
• yathā-ucitam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + ucita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोग (adverbial)

• yathā-sthānam: in the proper place/according to place
• yathā-sthānam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोग (adverbial)

• divya-ābharaṇa-bhūṣitām: adorned with divine ornaments
• divya-ābharaṇa-bhūṣitām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक) + ābharaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + √bhūṣ (धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय ‘bhūṣita’ (adorned) + तत्पुरुष (दिव्यैः आभरणैः भूषिता)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic reciter, contextually Sūta-like narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The doe-maiden is transformed into a radiant, auspicious figure: limbs anointed with kuṅkuma, veiled in divine cloth, and adorned with perfectly placed celestial ornaments.

Characters & Entities

• mṛgī (doe-maiden)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Honor shown to a mysterious being reflects dharma: dignity and reverence are owed in a sacred kṣetra.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, in the Vastrāpathakṣetra Māhātmya narrative frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal prescription; it describes auspicious adornment (kuṅkuma, vastra, ābharaṇa) as part of respectful reception.