Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

दर्शन्यकर्णिकारांश्च कोविदारान्महाद्रुमान् । तालांस्तमालान्हिंतालान्प्रियंगून्पनसानपि

Transliteration

darśanyakarṇikārāṃśca kovidārānmahādrumān | tālāṃstamālānhiṃtālānpriyaṃgūnpanasānapi

Translation

Er zeigte ihr die lieblichen karṇikāra-Bäume, die mächtigen kovidāra-Bäume und auch Palmen, tamāla-Bäume, hiṃtāla-Palmen, priyaṅgu-Sträucher sowie Jackfruchtbäume.

Word by Word

• दर्शन्यकर्णिकारान्: beautiful karṇikāra trees
• दर्शन्यकर्णिकारान्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन्य (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्णिकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (दर्शन्याः कर्णिकाराः)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction: and)

• कोविदारान्: kovidāra trees
• कोविदारान्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोविदार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• महाद्रुमान्: great trees
• महाद्रुमान्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + द्रुम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान्तः द्रुमाः)

• तालान्: palm trees
• तालान्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ताल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तमालान्: tamāla trees
• तमालान्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तमाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• हिंतालान्: hiṃtāla palms
• हिंतालान्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिंताल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• प्रियंगून्: priyaṅgu trees
• प्रियंगून्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रियंगु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• पनसान्: jackfruit trees
• पनसान्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पनस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक निपात (also/even)

Speaker

Sūta (narrative voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A panoramic sacred grove: golden karṇikāra blossoms, tall kovidāra, palms and tamāla, hiṃtāla, priyaṅgu shrubs, and jackfruit trees—shown as part of Śiva guiding Devī through the landscape.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Pārvatī
• karṇikāra
• kovidāra
• tāla
• tamāla
• hiṃtāla
• priyaṅgu
• panasa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-māhātmya is tied to sacred ecology: the holy place is recognized through its auspicious natural beauty and life-giving abundance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse describes the approach through a sacred landscape; the named riverbank and grove appear in the following verses.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse serves as a descriptive prelude to the tīrtha’s sanctity.