Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

पत्रेषु सततं श्रीश्च शाखासु कमला स्वयम् । इन्दिरा पुष्पगा नित्यं फले क्षीराब्धिसंभवा

Transliteration

patreṣu satataṃ śrīśca śākhāsu kamalā svayam | indirā puṣpagā nityaṃ phale kṣīrābdhisaṃbhavā

Translation

Dans ses feuilles demeure toujours Śrī ; dans ses branches se tient Kamalā elle-même. Indirā réside sans cesse dans ses fleurs, et dans son fruit se trouve celle qui naquit de l’Océan de Lait.

Word by Word

• पत्रेषु: in the leaves
• पत्रेषु: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सततम्: always
• सततम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सतत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative/avyayavat), ‘always/constantly’

• श्रीः: Sri/Lakshmi
• श्रीः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• शाखासु: in the branches
• शाखासु: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाखा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• कमला: Kamala (Lakshmi)
• कमला: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कमला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्वयम्: herself
• स्वयम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, आत्मार्थक (reflexive adverb)

• इन्दिरा: Indira (Lakshmi)
• इन्दिरा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्दिरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पुष्पगा: present in the flowers
• पुष्पगा: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुष्प-गा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुष्प + गा (गम्-धातु से ‘ग’/‘गा’ प्रत्ययान्त, ‘going/being in’); उपपद-तत्पुरुषः; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative/avyayavat), ‘always’

• फले: in the fruit
• फले: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• क्षीराब्धिसंभवा: born from the Milk Ocean
• क्षीराब्धिसंभवा: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षीर-अब्धि-सम्भवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्षीर + अब्धि (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष ‘milk-ocean’) + सम्भवा; तत्पुरुषसमासः; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Vāṇī (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant Tulasi plant shown as a living embodiment of Śrī: leaves shimmering with Lakṣmī’s presence, branches bearing lotus motifs, flowers glowing with Indirā, and fruit marked with ocean-of-milk symbolism; devotees offer water and lamps.

Characters & Entities

• Tulasī
• Śrī (Lakṣmī)
• Kamalā
• Indirā
• Kṣīrābdhi-sambhavā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine abundance (Śrī/Lakṣmī) is envisioned as pervading Tulasī entirely, making her constant companionship a source of auspiciousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is mentioned; the verse sacralizes the domestic sacred space through Tulasī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly encourages reverent care and worship of Tulasī as an embodiment/abode of Śrī (Lakṣmī).