Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 80

Devanagari script

कुटजैः कोविदारैश्च कदंबैः कुरबैस्तथा । मत्तालिकुलघुष्टैश्च भूधरो भाति सर्वतः

Transliteration

kuṭajaiḥ kovidāraiśca kadaṃbaiḥ kurabaistathā | mattālikulaghuṣṭaiśca bhūdharo bhāti sarvataḥ

Translation

Orné de kuṭaja, de kovidāra, de kadamba et de kuraba, et retentissant du bourdonnement des essaims d’abeilles enivrées, le mont resplendit de tous côtés.

Word by Word

• कुटजैः: with kuṭaja trees
• कुटजैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुटज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• कोविदारैः: with kovidāra trees
• कोविदारैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोविदार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

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

• कदम्बैः: with kadamba trees
• कदम्बैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कदम्ब (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• कुरबैः: with kuraba trees
• कुरबैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरब (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/‘also’)

• मत्तालिकुलघुष्टैः: with (trees) resounding with swarms of intoxicated bees
• मत्तालिकुलघुष्टैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मत्त (प्रातिपदिक) + आलि (प्रातिपदिक) + कुल (प्रातिपदिक) + घुष्ट (कृदन्त; घुष् धातु, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; समासः: (मत्त-आलि-कुल)-घुष्ट = 'hummed by swarms of intoxicated bees' (तत्पुरुष/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष + क्त-विशेषण)

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

• भूधरः: the mountain
• भूधरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूधर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• भाति: shines/appears
• भाति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान/present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• सर्वतः: everywhere/on all sides
• सर्वतः: Desha (Spatial adjunct/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वतः (अव्यय; सर्व + तस्)
• Form: अव्यय (दिक्/परिमाणवाचक; 'on all sides')

Speaker

Narrator (within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A mountain radiant on all sides, thick with kuṭaja, kovidāra, kadamba, and kuraba blossoms; the air vibrates with the humming of intoxicated bees.

Characters & Entities

• Kuṭaja
• Kovidāra
• Kadamba
• Kuraba
• Bees (ālī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The harmony of blossoms and bees symbolizes a dharmic order where the environment itself participates in auspiciousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The mountain-region within Prabhāsa-kṣetra is praised as radiant and life-filled.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; the passage serves as māhātmya—glorification that inspires pilgrimage and reverence.