Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

मुक्ताजाल पिरष्कारो हंसो हारसमप्रभः । केतुर्जलधिनाथस्य सौम्यरूपो व्यराजत

Transliteration

muktājāla piraṣkāro haṃso hārasamaprabhaḥ | keturjaladhināthasya saumyarūpo vyarājata

Translation

Lá cờ của chúa tể đại dương rực sáng với dáng vẻ hiền hòa—một con thiên nga, như được trang sức bằng lưới ngọc trai, chói ngời tựa chuỗi hạt.

Word by Word

• मुक्ता-जाल-परिष्कारः: adornment of a net of pearls
• मुक्ता-जाल-परिष्कारः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ता (प्रातिपदिक) + जाल (प्रातिपदिक) + परिष्कार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; (ध्वज/केतु-विशेषणरूपेण)

• हंसः: a swan
• हंसः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हंस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• हार-सम-प्रभः: having lustre like a necklace
• हार-सम-प्रभः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हार (प्रातिपदिक) + सम (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• केतुः: banner/standard
• केतुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• जलधि-नाथस्य: of the lord of the ocean
• जलधि-नाथस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जलधि (प्रातिपदिक) + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• सौम्य-रूपः: of gentle form
• सौम्य-रूपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सौम्य (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• व्यराजत: shone forth
• व्यराजत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + राज् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Samudra (as sacred element)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A tall standard rises above the host: on it a gentle swan form gleams, as if wrapped in a net of pearls; the light resembles a radiant necklace, shimmering like sea-foam under sun.

Characters & Entities

• Jaladhinātha (Lord of the Ocean)
• Haṃsa (Swan)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Auspicious symbols (the swan and pearls) signify sāttvika order—purity and discernment—supporting dharma even in the midst of conflict.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse highlights an emblem of a cosmic lord (the ocean).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.