Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

चुचुंब च कपोले तं गात्राणि च प्रमार्जयत् । भूषयामास दिव्यैस्तं स्वयं नानाविभूषणैः

Transliteration

cucuṃba ca kapole taṃ gātrāṇi ca pramārjayat | bhūṣayāmāsa divyaistaṃ svayaṃ nānāvibhūṣaṇaiḥ

Translation

Mẹ hôn lên má chàng và dịu dàng lau chùi thân thể chàng. Rồi chính tay Mẹ trang sức cho chàng bằng muôn thứ bảo vật thiên giới.

Word by Word

• चुचुम्ब: kissed
• चुचुम्ब: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चुम्ब् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

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

• कपोले: on the cheek
• कपोले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपोल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• गात्राणि: (his) limbs
• गात्राणि: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

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

• प्रमार्जयत्: wiped/caressed
• प्रमार्जयत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-मृज् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भूषयामास: adorned
• भूषयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भूष् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Periphrastic Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• दिव्यैः: with divine
• दिव्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• स्वयम्: herself
• स्वयम्: Karta (Agent-emphasis/कर्ता)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आत्मकर्तृवाचक (by herself)

• नाना-विभूषणैः: with various ornaments
• नाना-विभूषणैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाना (अव्यय) + विभूषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; समासः—नानाविभूषण (various ornaments)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Umā kisses the child on the cheek, gently wipes his limbs, then adorns him with radiant divine ornaments—necklaces, armlets, anklets—while attendants hold trays of jewels and flowers.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Pārvatī/Umā)
• Vīraka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine love purifies and beautifies—grace both cleanses the devotee and equips them with auspicious qualities.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is referenced; this is a devotional domestic scene within the divine household.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; the actions symbolize purification (śuddhi) and consecration (alaṅkāra) through grace.