Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

न्यग्रोधो हि गृहे येषामश्वत्थं चूत एव वा । उदुंबरश्च पनसः सर्वभूत प्रियं हि तत्

Transliteration

nyagrodho hi gṛhe yeṣāmaśvatthaṃ cūta eva vā | uduṃbaraśca panasaḥ sarvabhūta priyaṃ hi tat

Translation

Wessen Haus einen Nyagrodha (Banyan), oder einen Aśvattha (heiligen Feigenbaum), oder einen Cūta (Mangobaum) besitzt, ebenso einen Udumbara (Büschel-Feige) oder einen Panasa (Jackfruchtbaum) — dessen Wohnung ist allen Wesen lieb und wohltuend.

Word by Word

• न्यग्रोधः: nyagrodha (banyan)
• न्यग्रोधः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: न्यग्रोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• हि: indeed; for
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चये अव्यय (for/indeed)

• गृहे: in the house
• गृहे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• येषाम्: of whom; whose
• येषाम्: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• अश्वत्थम्: aśvattha (sacred fig)
• अश्वत्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्वत्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• चूतः: cūta (mango tree)
• चूतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (just/indeed)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय (or)

• उदुम्बरः: udumbara (cluster fig)
• उदुम्बरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदुम्बर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• पनसः: panasa (jackfruit tree)
• पनसः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पनस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्वभूत: all beings
• सर्वभूत: Sambandha (Genitive sense/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + भूत (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थे प्रातिपदिक (in sense: of all beings); समास-पूर्वपद (used with priyaṃ)

• प्रियम्: dear; pleasing
• प्रियम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying tat)

• हि: indeed; for
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चये अव्यय (for/indeed)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya narrative style within Skanda Purāṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A welcoming house shaded by a banyan and peepal, with mango, udumbara, and jackfruit trees; people and animals rest peacefully, suggesting the dwelling’s universal pleasantness.

Characters & Entities

• Nyagrodha
• Aśvattha
• Cūta (mango)
• Udumbara
• Panasa (jackfruit)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A home aligned with dharma and life-supporting sacred trees becomes naturally auspicious and benevolent to all beings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa), whose māhātmya frames even household signs within the sacred ethos of the region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct rite is prescribed; the verse highlights dharmic auspiciousness through maintaining revered, life-giving trees at one’s dwelling.