Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

सर्वर्तुपुष्पितैर्वृक्षैः शोभितः स्वर्गसन्निभः

Transliteration

sarvartupuṣpitairvṛkṣaiḥ śobhitaḥ svargasannibhaḥ

Translation

مُزَيَّنًا بأشجارٍ تُزهِر في كلِّ فصل، بدا كأنّه السماءُ ذاتُها.

Word by Word

• सर्व-ऋतु-पुष्पितैः: by trees flowering in all seasons
• सर्व-ऋतु-पुष्पितैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + ऋतु (प्रातिपदिक) + पुष्पित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, पुष्प्/पुष्पि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः (सर्वेषु ऋतुषु पुष्पिताः)

• वृक्षैः: by trees
• वृक्षैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• शोभितः: adorned
• शोभितः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुभ्/शोभ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्वर्ग-सन्निभः: resembling heaven
• स्वर्ग-सन्निभः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + सन्निभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); उपमान-तत्पुरुषः (स्वर्गस्य सन्निभः = like heaven)

Speaker

Nārada (continuing description)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Divya-vana within Arbuda-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant forest where trees bloom in every season, the entire scene resembling heaven—lush canopies, layered blossoms, and a tranquil, luminous atmosphere.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred spaces are portrayed as ‘svarga on earth,’ where nature itself mirrors divine auspiciousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A wondrous locale in the Arbuda Khaṇḍa is being praised, but the verse itself does not supply a specific tīrtha-name.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; this is descriptive mahātmya-style praise of an extraordinary place.