Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

मालतीगन्धसंकीर्णे नवसस्यसमाकुले । चंद्रज्योत्स्नाकृतोद्द्योते षट्पदाराव संकुले

Transliteration

mālatīgandhasaṃkīrṇe navasasyasamākule | caṃdrajyotsnākṛtoddyote ṣaṭpadārāva saṃkule

Translation

«—مفعمًا بعطر المالاتي (mālatī)، غزيرًا بالمحاصيل الجديدة، مضيئًا بضياء القمر، ومكتظًّا بدويّ النحل—»

Word by Word

• mālatī-gandha-saṃkīrṇe: filled with the fragrance of mālatī
• mālatī-gandha-saṃkīrṇe: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mālatī (प्रातिपदिक) + gandha (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃkīrṇa (√kṝ धातु, क्त कृदन्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (मालतीगन्धेन संकीर्णः) ; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन — Locative singular; क्त-कृदन्त विशेषण

• nava-sasya-samākule: abounding in fresh crops
• nava-sasya-samākule: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nava (प्रातिपदिक) + sasya (प्रातिपदिक) + samākula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (नवसस्यैः समाकुलः) ; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन — Locative singular; विशेषण

• caṃdra-jyotsnā-kṛta-uddyote: brightened by moonlight
• caṃdra-jyotsnā-kṛta-uddyote: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: caṃdra (प्रातिपदिक) + jyotsnā (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛta (√kṛ धातु, क्त कृदन्त) + uddyota (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (चन्द्रज्योत्स्नया कृतः उद्द्योतः यस्मिन्) ; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन — Locative singular; विशेषण

• ṣaṭpada-ārāva-saṃkule: crowded with the humming of bees
• ṣaṭpada-ārāva-saṃkule: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṣaṭpada (प्रातिपदिक) + ārāva (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃkula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (षट्पदारावैः संकुलः) ; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन — Locative singular; विशेषण

Speaker

Indra (continuing)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Gautama (context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A moonlit autumn night over a sacred grove and fields: mālatī fragrance in the air, fresh harvest stacked, bees humming around blossoms, silver jyotsnā bathing the scene.

Characters & Entities

• Mālatī
• Moonlight (candra-jyotsnā)
• Bees (ṣaṭpada)
• Harvest (navasasya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The text links dharma and worship with ecological and social harmony—harvest, beauty, and peace become signs of sacred order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse is descriptive rather than geographical; it supports the mahotsava context within the tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct instruction is stated here; it continues defining the auspicious atmosphere for the celebration.