Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 73

Devanagari script

अश्वत्थादिद्रुमैश्चैव नानावृक्षैरनेकशः । नानापुष्पैः सुगन्धाढ्यैर्भ्रमरैश्च निनादितम्

Transliteration

aśvatthādidrumaiścaiva nānāvṛkṣairanekaśaḥ | nānāpuṣpaiḥ sugandhāḍhyairbhramaraiśca nināditam

Translation

অশ্বত্থ আদি দ্ৰুম আৰু নানা প্ৰকাৰৰ অসংখ্য বৃক্ষৰে সেই স্থান ভৰি আছিল; বহুবিধ সুগন্ধে পৰিপূৰ্ণ পুষ্পে শোভিত, আৰু ভ্ৰমৰৰ গুঞ্জনে নিনাদিত হৈছিল।

Word by Word

• अश्वत्थादि-द्रुमैः: with trees such as the aśvattha
• अश्वत्थादि-द्रुमैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्वत्थ + आदि + द्रुम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; समासः—अश्वत्थादयः द्रुमाः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/निर्देश-तत्पुरुष)

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

• एव: indeed/also
• एव: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• नाना-वृक्षैः: with various trees
• नाना-वृक्षैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाना (अव्यय) + वृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; समासः—नानाविधाः वृक्षाः

• अनेकशः: in many ways/abundantly
• अनेकशः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनेकशस् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• नाना-पुष्पैः: with various flowers
• नाना-पुष्पैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाना (अव्यय) + पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; समासः—नानाविधानि पुष्पाणि

• सुगन्ध-आढ्यैः: rich in fragrance
• सुगन्ध-आढ्यैः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुगन्ध + आढ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (नानापुष्पैः इति) — सुगन्धेन आढ्याः (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष)

• भ्रमरैः: by bees
• भ्रमरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रमर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन

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

• निनादितम्: resounded/filled with humming
• निनादितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि-नद् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘निनादितम्’ = निनादं कृतम्

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative voice within Revā Khaṇḍa; speaker not explicit in excerpt)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (general)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dense sacred grove near a riverbank: aśvattha and many trees, thick flowering creepers, drifting fragrance, bees forming a living soundscape; soft light filtering through leaves.

Characters & Entities

• Aśvattha
• Bhramara (bees)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The sanctity of a place is portrayed through harmony of creation—beauty, fragrance, and natural sound become signs of sacredness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Revā Khaṇḍa tīrtha-region depicted as a flourishing sacred grove, enhancing the site’s māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.