Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 22
वसुधा वसुसंपूर्णा मंडिता नगरी पुरी । पर्वतैश्च समुद्रैश्च सरिद्भिश्च सरोवरैः
vasudhā vasusaṃpūrṇā maṃḍitā nagarī purī | parvataiśca samudraiśca saridbhiśca sarovaraiḥ
La terre, riche de trésors, ornait cette cité, embellie par les montagnes et les mers, par les rivières et les lacs.
Narrator
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (city environs)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A panoramic vision of an adorned city-landscape: distant mountains, a shining sea, winding rivers, and lotus-filled lakes encircling prosperous urban spaces.
FAQs
A dhārmic land is seen as ‘adorned’—nature and prosperity become signs of sacred order when aligned with merit.
The verse supports the māhātmya of Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (Prabhāsa region) by portraying its auspicious, abundant geography.
None; it is a descriptive praise (stuti) of the land and its features.