Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

धवाशोकशिरीषाद्यैर्नानावृक्षैश्च शोभितम् । कामं कामफलैर्वृक्षैः पुष्पितैः फलितैः शुभैः

Transliteration

dhavāśokaśirīṣādyairnānāvṛkṣaiśca śobhitam | kāmaṃ kāmaphalairvṛkṣaiḥ puṣpitaiḥ phalitaiḥ śubhaiḥ

Translation

Jener Ort war geschmückt mit vielerlei Bäumen—dhava, aśoka, śirīṣa und anderen—, ja mit wunscherfüllenden Bäumen, glückverheißend, in Blüte stehend und reich an Früchten.

Word by Word

• धवाशोकशिरीषाद्यैः: with dhava, aśoka, śirīṣa, and others
• धवाशोकशिरीषाद्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धव (प्रातिपदिक) + अशोक (प्रातिपदिक) + शिरीष (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), बहुवचनम्; ‘X-आदि’ तत्पुरुषः

• नाना: various
• नाना: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; विशेषणार्थे (various)

• वृक्षैः: by/with trees
• वृक्षैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), बहुवचनम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Conjunction (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चयार्थकः (and)

• शोभितम्: adorned/beautified
• शोभितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शोभि (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्तः (क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः, past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘अलंकृतम्/सुशोभितम्’

• कामम्: indeed, abundantly
• कामम्: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कामम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; निश्चय/पर्याप्त्यर्थकं (indeed/fully/as desired)

• कामफलैः: with desired fruits
• कामफलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), बहुवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कामस्य फलम्)

• वृक्षैः: with trees
• वृक्षैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), बहुवचनम्

• पुष्पितैः: flowering
• पुष्पितैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुष्पित (प्रातिपदिक) < पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (flowering)

• फलितैः: fruiting
• फलितैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: फलित (प्रातिपदिक) < फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (fruit-bearing)

• शुभैः: auspicious, splendid
• शुभैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम्

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsakṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand sacred forest at Prabhāsa filled with diverse trees—dhava, aśoka, śirīṣa—intermixed with kalpavṛkṣa-like wish-fulfilling trees, all flowering and fruiting; the atmosphere suggests a divine garden where desires are sanctified.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A holy kṣetra is portrayed as ‘wish-fulfilling’—not merely materially, but as a place where devotion and dharma bear fruit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra is praised as a richly adorned sacred region with extraordinary, auspicious trees.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse emphasizes the tīrtha’s sanctity through imagery of kalpavṛkṣa-like abundance.