Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

चंपकैर्बकुलैर्दिव्यैरशोकैः स्तबकैः परैः । पुन्नागैः किंकिरातैश्च सुगन्धैर्नागकेसरैः

Transliteration

caṃpakairbakulairdivyairaśokaiḥ stabakaiḥ paraiḥ | punnāgaiḥ kiṃkirātaiśca sugandhairnāgakesaraiḥ

Translation

وهو مُزدانٌ بأشجار التشامباكا (campaka) والبكولا (bakula) ذات الطابع الإلهي، وبأشجار الأشوكا (aśoka) البهيّة وعناقيد الأزهار الرفيعة. وفيه أيضًا البُنّاغا (punnāga) والكِمْكِراتا (kiṃkirāta)، ومعها الناغكيسرا (nāgakesara) الفوّاحة.

Word by Word

• caṃpakaiḥ: with campaka trees/flowers
• caṃpakaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caṃpaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); बहुवचन

• bakulaiḥ: with bakula trees
• bakulaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bakula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया; बहुवचन

• divyaiḥ: divine
• divyaiḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया; बहुवचन; विशेषण

• aśokaiḥ: with aśoka trees
• aśokaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aśoka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया; बहुवचन

• stabakaiḥ: with clusters/bunches (of blossoms)
• stabakaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stabaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया; बहुवचन

• paraiḥ: excellent
• paraiḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया; बहुवचन; विशेषण

• punnāgaiḥ: with punnāga trees
• punnāgaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: punnāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया; बहुवचन

• kiṃkirātaiḥ: with kiṃkirāta plants/trees
• kiṃkirātaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kiṃkirāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया; बहुवचन

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

• sugandhaiḥ: fragrant
• sugandhaiḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su-gandha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया; बहुवचन; विशेषण

• nāgakesaraiḥ: with nāgakesara (flowers/trees)
• nāgakesaraiḥ: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāga-kesara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया; बहुवचन

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (continued narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mahāsiddhivana (Prabhāsa-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Close, sensuous view of the grove: campaka and bakula trees heavy with blossoms; aśoka branches with dense flower clusters; punnāga and nāgakesara adding golden-white blooms; the air visibly ‘perfumed’ in artistic metaphor.

Characters & Entities

• Campaka
• Bakula
• Aśoka
• Punnāga
• Kiṃkirāta
• Nāgakesara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The abundance of auspicious, fragrant flora is used to signify the purity and divine favor of the kṣetra.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The forested environs of Devikā/Kāmika kṣetra within Prabhāsa-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a descriptive celebration of the sacred landscape.