Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

तांबूलवल्लीपत्रैश्च तथा पूगफलैः शुभैः । द्राक्षाजंब्वाम्रजफलैरक्रोडैर्दाडिमैरपि

Transliteration

tāṃbūlavallīpatraiśca tathā pūgaphalaiḥ śubhaiḥ | drākṣājaṃbvāmrajaphalairakroḍairdāḍimairapi

Translation

Avec des feuilles de bétel de la liane tāmbūla et d’auspicieuses noix d’arec, ainsi qu’avec des fruits tels que raisins, jambu, mangues, noix et grenades, (qu’on fasse l’offrande).

Word by Word

• ताम्बूलवल्लीपत्रैः: with betel-vine leaves
• ताम्बूलवल्लीपत्रैः: करण (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ताम्बूल + वल्ली + पत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; समासः: ताम्बूलवल्ल्याः पत्राणि (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Conjunction)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb)

• पूगफलैः: with areca-nuts (areca fruits)
• पूगफलैः: करण (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूग + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; 'पूगस्य फलानि' इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• शुभैः: auspicious
• शुभैः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying fruits/leaves)

• द्राक्षाजम्ब्वाम्रजफलैः: with fruits of grapes, jambū, and mango-born (mango)
• द्राक्षाजम्ब्वाम्रजफलैः: करण (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्राक्षा + जम्बू + आम्रज + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्वः (collective)

• अक्रोडैः: with walnuts
• अक्रोडैः: करण (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्रोड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• दाडिमैः: with pomegranates
• दाडिमैः: करण (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाडिम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: समुच्चय/निपात (Also)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Particle)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Skanda Purāṇa tīrthamāhātmya discourse style)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ritual tray displays betel leaves, areca nuts, grapes, jambu fruits, mangoes, walnuts, and pomegranates arranged before a Viṣṇu altar; priests and devotees prepare offerings with meticulous order.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu (implicit via later verses)
• tāmbūla
• pūga
• drākṣā
• jambu
• āmra
• akroḍa
• dāḍima

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion at a tīrtha is expressed through pure, auspicious offerings made with reverence, turning simple fruits into acts of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse sits within a general Tīrthamāhātmya procedure in Nāgarakhaṇḍa 240; the snippet itself emphasizes tīrtha-worship practice rather than naming a single site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A list of suitable offering items—betel leaves, areca-nuts, and various fruits—to be used in the ritual of honoring the deity at the tīrtha.