Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

निंबुजम्बीरनागैश्च कदलीखंडमंडितैः । क्रमुकैर्नागवल्ल्याद्यैः शालैस्तालैस्तमालकैः

Transliteration

niṃbujambīranāgaiśca kadalīkhaṃḍamaṃḍitaiḥ | kramukairnāgavallyādyaiḥ śālaistālaistamālakaiḥ

Translation

It was further beautified with citron and lemon trees, with clusters of banana plants, with areca palms and creepers such as betel, and with śāla trees, palmyras, and tamāla trees.

Word by Word

• निंबुजम्बीरनागैः: with nimbu, jambīra, and nāga trees
• निंबुजम्बीरनागैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निंबु (प्रातिपदिक) + जम्बीर (प्रातिपदिक) + नाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (lemon, citron, and nāga trees)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• कदलीखण्डमण्डितैः: adorned with banana-groves
• कदलीखण्डमण्डितैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कदली (प्रातिपदिक) + खण्ड (प्रातिपदिक) + मण्डित (मण्ड् (धातु) + क्त, कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (पूर्वोक्तैः वृक्षैः/प्रदेशैः); तत्पुरुषः—कदलीखण्डैः मण्डितैः (adorned with banana-groves)

• क्रमुकैः: with areca-nut trees
• क्रमुकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रमुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• नागवल्ल्याद्यैः: with betel-vines and others
• नागवल्ल्याद्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नागवल्ली (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः—नागवल्ली-आद्यैः (with betel-vines and the like)

• शालैः: with śāla trees
• शालैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तालैः: with palm trees
• तालैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ताल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तमालकैः: with tamālaka trees
• तमालकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तमालक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsakṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dense Prabhāsa grove: citron and lemon trees, banana clusters, areca palms, betel creepers climbing supports, with śāla, tāla, and tamāla trees forming layered canopies; the air suggests ritual fragrance and shade for pilgrims.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha is portrayed as a dhārmic realm where nourishment, fragrance, and beauty arise naturally—suggesting sanctity that supports sādhana and pilgrimage.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, praised through its richly diverse sacred vegetation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the emphasis is on the tīrtha’s sanctified environment rather than a specific rite.