Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

दर्शन्यकर्णिकारांश्च कोविदारान्महाद्रुमान् । तालांस्तमालान्हिंतालान्प्रियंगून्पनसानपि

Transliteration

darśanyakarṇikārāṃśca kovidārānmahādrumān | tālāṃstamālānhiṃtālānpriyaṃgūnpanasānapi

Translation

Il lui montra les agréables arbres karṇikāra, les grands arbres kovidāra, ainsi que des palmiers, des arbres tamāla, des palmes hiṃtāla, des arbustes priyaṅgu et des jacquiers.

Word by Word

• दर्शन्यकर्णिकारान्: beautiful karṇikāra trees
• दर्शन्यकर्णिकारान्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन्य (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्णिकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (दर्शन्याः कर्णिकाराः)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction: and)

• कोविदारान्: kovidāra trees
• कोविदारान्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोविदार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• महाद्रुमान्: great trees
• महाद्रुमान्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + द्रुम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान्तः द्रुमाः)

• तालान्: palm trees
• तालान्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ताल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तमालान्: tamāla trees
• तमालान्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तमाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• हिंतालान्: hiṃtāla palms
• हिंतालान्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिंताल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• प्रियंगून्: priyaṅgu trees
• प्रियंगून्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रियंगु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• पनसान्: jackfruit trees
• पनसान्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पनस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक निपात (also/even)

Speaker

Sūta (narrative voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A panoramic sacred grove: golden karṇikāra blossoms, tall kovidāra, palms and tamāla, hiṃtāla, priyaṅgu shrubs, and jackfruit trees—shown as part of Śiva guiding Devī through the landscape.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Pārvatī
• karṇikāra
• kovidāra
• tāla
• tamāla
• hiṃtāla
• priyaṅgu
• panasa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-māhātmya is tied to sacred ecology: the holy place is recognized through its auspicious natural beauty and life-giving abundance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse describes the approach through a sacred landscape; the named riverbank and grove appear in the following verses.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse serves as a descriptive prelude to the tīrtha’s sanctity.