Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

तांबूलवल्लीपत्रैश्च तथा पूगफलैः शुभैः । द्राक्षाजंब्वाम्रजफलैरक्रोडैर्दाडिमैरपि

Transliteration

tāṃbūlavallīpatraiśca tathā pūgaphalaiḥ śubhaiḥ | drākṣājaṃbvāmrajaphalairakroḍairdāḍimairapi

Translation

Mit Betelblättern von der Tāmbūla-Ranke und mit glückverheißenden Arekanüssen, ebenso mit Früchten wie Trauben, Jambu, Mango, Walnüssen und Granatäpfeln, (soll die Darbringung erfolgen).

Word by Word

• ताम्बूलवल्लीपत्रैः: with betel-vine leaves
• ताम्बूलवल्लीपत्रैः: करण (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ताम्बूल + वल्ली + पत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; समासः: ताम्बूलवल्ल्याः पत्राणि (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Conjunction)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb)

• पूगफलैः: with areca-nuts (areca fruits)
• पूगफलैः: करण (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूग + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; 'पूगस्य फलानि' इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• शुभैः: auspicious
• शुभैः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying fruits/leaves)

• द्राक्षाजम्ब्वाम्रजफलैः: with fruits of grapes, jambū, and mango-born (mango)
• द्राक्षाजम्ब्वाम्रजफलैः: करण (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्राक्षा + जम्बू + आम्रज + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्वः (collective)

• अक्रोडैः: with walnuts
• अक्रोडैः: करण (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्रोड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• दाडिमैः: with pomegranates
• दाडिमैः: करण (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाडिम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: समुच्चय/निपात (Also)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Particle)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Skanda Purāṇa tīrthamāhātmya discourse style)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ritual tray displays betel leaves, areca nuts, grapes, jambu fruits, mangoes, walnuts, and pomegranates arranged before a Viṣṇu altar; priests and devotees prepare offerings with meticulous order.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu (implicit via later verses)
• tāmbūla
• pūga
• drākṣā
• jambu
• āmra
• akroḍa
• dāḍima

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion at a tīrtha is expressed through pure, auspicious offerings made with reverence, turning simple fruits into acts of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse sits within a general Tīrthamāhātmya procedure in Nāgarakhaṇḍa 240; the snippet itself emphasizes tīrtha-worship practice rather than naming a single site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A list of suitable offering items—betel leaves, areca-nuts, and various fruits—to be used in the ritual of honoring the deity at the tīrtha.