Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

प्रदीप्तचूडामणिना शशिखंडेन शोभितम् । तक्षकं वामकर्णेन दक्षिणेन च वासुकिम्

Transliteration

pradīptacūḍāmaṇinā śaśikhaṃḍena śobhitam | takṣakaṃ vāmakarṇena dakṣiṇena ca vāsukim

Translation

他以炽燃的顶上宝珠而辉煌，又以新月为饰；左耳佩塔克沙迦（Takṣaka），右耳佩婆苏吉（Vāsuki）。

Word by Word

• प्रदीप्तचूडामणिना: with a blazing crest-jewel
• प्रदीप्तचूडामणिना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्र-दीप्त-चूडा-मणि (प्रातिपदिक; प्रदीप्त + चूडा + मणि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; करण (instrument)

• शशिखण्डेन: with the moon-crescent
• शशिखण्डेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शशि-खण्ड (प्रातिपदिक; शशि + खण्ड)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• शोभितम्: adorned
• शोभितम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √शुभ्/√शोभ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle) क्त; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• तक्षकम्: Takṣaka (serpent)
• तक्षकम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तक्षक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• वामकर्णेन: with the left ear
• वामकर्णेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाम-कर्ण (प्रातिपदिक; वाम + कर्ण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; अधिकरण/करण-प्रयोग (by/with the left ear)

• दक्षिणेन: with the right (ear)
• दक्षिणेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण (elliptic: ‘[कर्णेन]’)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• वासुकिम्: Vāsuki (serpent)
• वासुकिम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुकि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Brāhma Khaṇḍa framing)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Close iconographic focus: Śiva’s head crowned with a blazing crest-jewel; the crescent moon rests in his hair; at each ear a living serpent—Takṣaka on the left, Vāsuki on the right—coiled as kundala, their hoods flared yet calm.

Characters & Entities

• Śaśikhaṇḍa (crescent moon)
• Takṣaka
• Vāsuki
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord harmonizes fearsome powers (nāgas) and celestial grace (the crescent moon), revealing mastery over all forces.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is indicated; this is iconographic praise of Śiva.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None mentioned.