Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

दिवस्पृशोऽथ संपुष्टाः पक्षिभिर्मधुरस्वनैः । विरेजुः पादपास्तत्र सुगन्धकुसुमैर्वृताः

Transliteration

divaspṛśo'tha saṃpuṣṭāḥ pakṣibhirmadhurasvanaiḥ | virejuḥ pādapāstatra sugandhakusumairvṛtāḥ

Translation

তখন আকাশস্পর্শী যেন সেই উঁচু বৃক্ষেরা সেখানে সমৃদ্ধ হলো; মধুরস্বন পাখিদের পরিবেষ্টনে, সুগন্ধি কুসুমমালায় আবৃত হয়ে তারা দীপ্তিময় দেখাল।

Word by Word

• दिवस्पृशः: reaching the sky
• दिवस्पृशः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divas + spṛś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (दिवः स्पृशन्ति इति/sky-touching)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर/प्रसङ्गार्थक-अव्यय (then/now)

• संपुष्टाः: well-grown
• संपुष्टाः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-√puṣ (पुष्) + ta (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (PPP) (well-nourished/thriving)

• पक्षिभिः: by birds
• पक्षिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pakṣin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• मधुरस्वनैः: with sweet sounds
• मधुरस्वनैः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: madhura + svana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (मधुरः स्वनः येषाम्/sweet-voiced)

• विरेजुः: shone
• विरेजुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√rāj (राज्)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• पादपाः: trees
• पादपाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pādapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय

• सुगन्धकुसुमैः: with fragrant flowers
• सुगन्धकुसुमैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sugandha + kusuma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (सुगन्धानि कुसुमानि/fragrant flowers)

• वृताः: covered/surrounded
• वृताः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √vṛ (वृ) + ta (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (PPP) (surrounded/covered)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced)

Characters & Entities

• Dharmāraṇya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual places are marked by upliftment—height, fragrance, and harmony—mirroring the elevation of the seeker’s mind.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya, portrayed as a flourishing, fragrant, bird-filled holy forest.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is a praise-description of the kṣetra.