Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

बीजपूरकखर्जूरैर्द्राक्षामधुरपाटलैः । बिल्वचंपकतिंद्वाद्यैः कदंबककुभैस्तथा

Transliteration

bījapūrakakharjūrairdrākṣāmadhurapāṭalaiḥ | bilvacaṃpakatiṃdvādyaiḥ kadaṃbakakubhaistathā

Translation

وكانت مملوءة أيضًا بأشجار البيجَپورَكَة (الأترجّ) ونخيل التمر، وبكروم العنب، وبأشجار حلوة وبأزهار پاطَلا؛ وفيها شجر البِلفا والتشمپكا، وشجر التِمْدو وغيرها، وكذلك شجر الكَدَمبا والكُبها.

Word by Word

• बीजपूरकखर्जूरैः: with citron and date(-palms)
• बीजपूरकखर्जूरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बीजपूरक (प्रातिपदिक) + खर्जूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), बहुवचनम्; समाहार-द्वन्द्वः (फलवृक्ष-समूहः)

• द्राक्षामधुरपाटलैः: with grape(-vines), madhura, and pāṭala trees
• द्राक्षामधुरपाटलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्राक्षा (प्रातिपदिक) + मधुर (प्रातिपदिक) + पाटल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), बहुवचनम्; समाहार-द्वन्द्वः (वृक्ष/लता-समूहः)

• बिल्वचंपकतिंद्वाद्यैः: with bilva, campaka, tindva, and others
• बिल्वचंपकतिंद्वाद्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बिल्व (प्रातिपदिक) + चम्पक (प्रातिपदिक) + तिन्द्व (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), बहुवचनम्; ‘X-आदि’ इति तत्पुरुषः (आदि-शब्देन समुच्चयः)

• कदंबककुभैः: with kadamba and kakubha trees
• कदंबककुभैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कदम्ब (प्रातिपदिक) + ककुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), बहुवचनम्; समाहार-द्वन्द्वः

• तथा: and also
• तथा: Sambandha/Discourse particle (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चय/उपसंहारार्थकं (also/and likewise)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsakṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A fragrant Prabhāsa orchard-grove: date palms and grapevines, sweet-blossoming pāṭala, bilva and campaka trees, kadamba clusters; devotees gather bilva leaves for Śiva while the grove glows with auspicious abundance.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa-kṣetra
• Bilva (Śiva-associated sacred tree)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The sacred place is shown as inherently auspicious; the presence of revered trees (notably bilva) hints at worshipful ambience and devotion-supporting ecology.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, whose groves are enumerated to convey its sanctity and abundance.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is taught here, though bilva implicitly evokes Śiva-pūjā associations within a tīrtha setting.