Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 71

Devanagari script

वसन्तमासं संसृज्य उद्यानवनशोभितम् । अशोकैर्बकुलैश्चैव ब्रह्मवृक्षैः सुशोभनैः

Transliteration

vasantamāsaṃ saṃsṛjya udyānavanaśobhitam | aśokairbakulaiścaiva brahmavṛkṣaiḥ suśobhanaiḥ

Translation

Il fit naître la saison du printemps, ornée de jardins et de bosquets—belle d’aśoka, de bakula et de splendides brahma-vṛkṣas.

Word by Word

• वसन्तमासम्: the spring month/season
• वसन्तमासम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसन्त (प्रातिपदिक) + मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः (वसन्तस्य मासः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• संसृज्य: having created
• संसृज्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + सृज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), अव्यय; 'having created/produced'

• उद्यान: garden
• उद्यान: Sambandha (Genitival relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपदत्वेन

• वन: grove/forest
• वन: Sambandha (Genitival relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपदत्वेन

• शोभितम्: adorned
• शोभितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ्/शोभ् (धातु) + शोभित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; 'adorned/beautified'

• उद्यानवनशोभितम्: beautified with gardens and groves
• उद्यानवनशोभितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्यान + वन + शोभित (समास)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः (उद्यानैः वनैश्च शोभितम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'वसन्तमासम्' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• अशोकैः: with aśoka trees
• अशोकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अशोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• बकुलैः: with bakula trees
• बकुलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

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

• चैव: and indeed
• चैव: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च + एव (सन्धि)
• Form: सन्धिः: च + एव → चैव

• ब्रह्मवृक्षैः: with brahma-trees (sacred trees)
• ब्रह्मवृक्षैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्म (प्रातिपदिक) + वृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः (ब्रह्मणः/ब्रह्मसम्बन्धिनः वृक्षाः); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• सुशोभनैः: very beautiful
• सुशोभनैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + शोभन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; 'ब्रह्मवृक्षैः' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative voice within Revā Khaṇḍa; speaker not explicit in excerpt)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sudden blossoming of spring: gardens and groves appear, heavy with aśoka and bakula blooms; ‘brahma-vṛkṣa’ trees stand tall and radiant, framing the lake like a celestial park.

Characters & Entities

• Vasanta (spring)
• Aśoka tree
• Bakula tree
• Brahma-vṛkṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrthas are not only geographic points but divinely fashioned sacred ecologies where nature mirrors spiritual auspiciousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Revā Khaṇḍa tīrtha-region being transformed into a spring-like sacred grove, supporting the site’s māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse provides a sanctified landscape description.