Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

नागपुंनागबकुलाश्चंपका नागकेसराः । तथा च वनजंब्वश्च तथा कनककेतकाः

Transliteration

nāgapuṃnāgabakulāścaṃpakā nāgakesarāḥ | tathā ca vanajaṃbvaśca tathā kanakaketakāḥ

Translation

Là se trouvaient des arbres nāga et bakula, des fleurs de campaka et de nāgakesara ; ainsi que des jambū sauvages et des ketaka à l’éclat d’or.

Word by Word

• नागपुंनागबकुलाः: nāgapuṃnāga-bakula trees
• नागपुंनागबकुलाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नागपुंनाग-बकुल (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; वृक्षविशेष—‘नागपुंनाग’ (a kind of tree) + ‘बकुल’

• चंपकाः: campaka trees
• चंपकाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चम्पक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• नागकेसराः: nāgakesara trees
• नागकेसराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग-केसर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; वृक्षविशेष

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb: likewise)

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

• वनजम्ब्वः: wild jambu trees
• वनजम्ब्वः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन-जम्बु (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘वनस्य जम्बवः’ (wild jambu trees)

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

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb: likewise)

• कनककेतकाः: golden ketaka trees
• कनककेतकाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कनक-केतक (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘कनकवर्णाः केतकाः’ (golden ketaka/pandanus)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A richly blossoming forest around Kedāra: nāga and bakula trees, campaka and nāgakesara flowers, wild jambū, and golden ketakī plants—an inventory of fragrance and color.

Characters & Entities

• Puṃnāga
• Bakula
• Campaka
• Nāgakesara
• Jambū
• Ketaka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha is sanctified not only by temples but by its living ecology—fragrant trees symbolize purity and devotional offering.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedārakṣetra’s sacred groves and gardens.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct rite; the flowers/trees imply materials traditionally used for Śiva-pūjā.