Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 150

Devanagari script

उद्याने रमणीयेऽत्र नानाद्रुमलताकुले । वृक्षैरनेकैः संकीर्णे फलपुष्पसमन्विते

Transliteration

udyāne ramaṇīye'tra nānādrumalatākule | vṛkṣairanekaiḥ saṃkīrṇe phalapuṣpasamanvite

Translation

Ici, dans un jardin délicieux, foisonnant d’arbres variés et de lianes ; serré de maints arbres innombrables, abondant en fruits et en fleurs.

Word by Word

• udyāne: in the garden
• udyāne: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: udyāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• ramaṇīye: delightful, charming
• ramaṇīye: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ramaṇīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying udyāne)

• atra: here
• atra: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (Place adverbial/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• nānādrumalatākule: crowded with various trees and creepers
• nānādrumalatākule: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nānā + druma + latā + ākula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुषः) = नानाविधैः द्रुमैः लताभिः च आकुलम्; विशेषण (qualifying udyāne)

• vṛkṣaiḥ: with trees
• vṛkṣaiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛkṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• anekaiḥ: many
• anekaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aneka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying vṛkṣaiḥ)

• saṃkīrṇe: filled, mixed, crowded
• saṃkīrṇe: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃkīrṇa (कृदन्त; √kṝ/कॄ + सम्, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि-क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); विशेषण (qualifying udyāne)

• phalapuṣpasamanvite: endowed with fruits and flowers
• phalapuṣpasamanvite: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: phala + puṣpa + samanvita (कृदन्त; सम्+√i/इ + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुषः) = फलैः पुष्पैः च समन्वितम्; विशेषण (qualifying udyāne)

Speaker

Narrator (within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya; traditional frame: Sūta to the sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A panoramic garden: dense trees, entwined creepers, heavy fruit clusters, blossoms in profusion; pathways and pavilions partially hidden by foliage—an inviting stage for play and destiny.

Characters & Entities

• Garden (udyāna)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places are portrayed as harmonizing beauty and auspiciousness, preparing the mind for devotion and dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting remains within Prabhāsakṣetra, whose environs are described as auspicious and pleasing.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a descriptive verse (varṇana) of the locale.