Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 66

Devanagari script

पंचरागमहारत्नविटंको धनदस्य च । ध्वजः समुत्थितो भाति यातुकाम इवांबरम्

Transliteration

paṃcarāgamahāratnaviṭaṃko dhanadasya ca | dhvajaḥ samutthito bhāti yātukāma ivāṃbaram

Translation

又，财主俱毗罗之旗，饰以名为“般遮罗伽”的大宝珠，高高升起而光辉灿然，仿佛渴望直上苍穹。

Word by Word

• पञ्च-राग-महा-रत्न-विटङ्कः: a crest of great gems of five colors
• पञ्च-राग-महा-रत्न-विटङ्कः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + राग (प्रातिपदिक) + महा (प्रातिपदिक) + रत्न (प्रातिपदिक) + विटङ्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; (ध्वजस्य) विशेषणरूपेण 'crest/ornament'

• धनदस्य: of Kubera (giver of wealth)
• धनदस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• ध्वजः: banner/flag
• ध्वजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्वज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• समुत्थितः: risen up
• समुत्थितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + उत् + स्था (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ध्वजस्य विशेषणम्

• भाति: shines
• भाति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यातु-कामः: a sorcerer (one desiring magic)
• यातु-कामः: Upamana (Standard of comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यातु (प्रातिपदिक) + काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; उपमान (simile term)

• इव: like
• इव: Sambandha (Comparison marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमावाचक-निपात (comparative particle: 'like')

• अम्बरम्: the sky
• अम्बरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; उपमेय-आश्रय (object of implied motion/extent)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced for Māheśvara Khaṇḍa narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kubera’s banner rises high, crowned with the Pañcarāga great jewel; it gleams in multiple hues, as if the standard itself longs to leap into the sky, outshining surrounding weapons and armor.

Characters & Entities

• Kubera (Dhanada)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine authority is portrayed through auspicious signs—splendor and order (dharma) manifest even in the symbols of the gods.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it is part of a martial-theophanic description within Kaumārikākhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is descriptive (a banner’s ornament and radiance).