Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 84

Devanagari script

नैमिषं दण्डकारण्यं तथा वृन्दावनं द्विज । सैंधवं चार्बुदाख्यं च सर्वाण्यायतनानि च

Transliteration

naimiṣaṃ daṇḍakāraṇyaṃ tathā vṛndāvanaṃ dvija | saiṃdhavaṃ cārbudākhyaṃ ca sarvāṇyāyatanāni ca

Translation

Ô brāhmane, Naimiṣa, la forêt de Daṇḍaka et Vṛndāvana; Saiṃdhava et le lieu nommé Arbuda (le mont Ābū) — en vérité, toutes les demeures saintes y sont englobées.

Word by Word

• नैमिषम्: Naimisha
• नैमिषम्: Karta (Listed subject/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैमिष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; स्थाननाम

• दण्डकारण्यम्: Dandaka forest
• दण्डकारण्यम्: Karta (Listed subject/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्डक (प्रातिपदिक) + अरण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘दण्डकानां अरण्यम्’

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha-bodhaka (Adverbial/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (also/likewise)

• वृन्दावनम्: Vrindavana
• वृन्दावनम्: Karta (Listed subject/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृन्दा (प्रातिपदिक) + वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘वृन्दायाः वनम्’ (स्थाननाम)

• द्विज: O Brahmin
• द्विज: Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सैंधवम्: Saindhava (Sindhu region)
• सैंधवम्: Karta (Listed subject/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्धव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; स्थाननाम/जनपदनाम

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• अर्बुदाख्यम्: named Arbuda
• अर्बुदाख्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्बुद (प्रातिपदिक) + आख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः ‘अर्बुद-आख्य’ = called Arbuda; (स्थाननाम-विशेषण)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘आयतनानि’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• आयतनानि: abodes/holy seats
• आयतनानि: Karta (Listed subject/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयतन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

Speaker

Śrī Kṛṣṇa (contextual)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā (implied) in relation to Naimiṣa, Daṇḍakāraṇya, Vṛndāvana, Arbuda, Saiṃdhava

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇa (addressed as ‘dvija’)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sage addresses a brāhmaṇa; behind them a garland of landscapes: Naimiṣa with a sacrificial arena, Daṇḍaka with hermit huts, Vṛndāvana with kadamba trees and Yamunā, and Mount Abu rising with a hill-shrine.

Characters & Entities

• Naimiṣāraṇya
• Daṇḍakāraṇya
• Vṛndāvana
• Arbuda (Mt. Abu)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇa teaches a unified sacred landscape: forests, mountains, and renowned pilgrimage centers all serve as dharma-bearing abodes that lead the devotee toward purification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Naimiṣāraṇya, Daṇḍakāraṇya, Vṛndāvana, and Arbuda are explicitly named as eminent holy regions.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific vrata, dāna, or snāna is stated here; the emphasis is on enumerating sacred places.