Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 54

Devanagari script

पुष्पजातिविशेषैश्च सुगंधैरप्यनेककैः । खाद्यैः सर्वेस्तथा लेह्यैश्चोष्यैः फलवरैर्वृतः

Transliteration

puṣpajātiviśeṣaiśca sugaṃdhairapyanekakaiḥ | khādyaiḥ sarvestathā lehyaiścoṣyaiḥ phalavarairvṛtaḥ

Translation

Es war umgeben von vielen besonderen Blumenarten und unzähligen Düften, ebenso von allerlei Speisen — zum Essen, Lecken und Saugen — und von den erlesensten Früchten.

Word by Word

• पुष्प-जाति-विशेषैः: with varieties of flower-species
• पुष्प-जाति-विशेषैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक) + जाति (प्रातिपदिक) + विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); तत्पुरुष-समासः (पुष्पाणां जातयः, तासां विशेषाः)

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (Connector/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय-बोधक (and)

• सुगन्धैः: with fragrances
• सुगन्धैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुगन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Avyaya (Modifier/अव्यय-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक (particle: also/even)

• अनेककैः: many
• अनेककैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनेक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• खाद्यैः: with edible foods
• खाद्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खाद्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; खाद् धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); भावे/वस्तुवाचक (edibles)

• सर्वैः: all (kinds)
• सर्वैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक-प्रयोगानुसार, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तथा: and likewise
• तथा: Avyaya (Connector/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थ (likewise/and also)

• लेह्यैः: with lickable sweets
• लेह्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लेह्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; लिह् धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); लेहनयोग्य-वस्तु (lickables/confections)

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (Connector/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय-बोधक (and)

• ओष्यैः: with suckable items
• ओष्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओष्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; उष्/वस्? परम्परया 'ओष्य' = चोष्य/चूष्य)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); चूषणयोग्य-वस्तु (suckables)

• फल-वरैः: with excellent fruits
• फल-वरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक) + वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); कर्मधारयः (वराणि फलानि)

• वृतः: surrounded
• वृतः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual description within Arbuda Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbuda-parvata

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ring of flowering plants and fruit-laden trees around the mountain, with baskets of varied foods—solid foods, sweets to lick, sugarcane-like suckables, and choice fruits—suggesting a natural feast offered by the land itself.

Characters & Entities

• Arbuda-parvata

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy places are depicted as ‘earthly heavens’ where nature itself supports dharma through purity, fragrance, and nourishing abundance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Mount Arbuda and its sacred environs.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse focuses on the auspicious, merit-bearing setting.