Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

मदनफलानिर्गुण्डीपाटलानंदिपादपाः । लवंगैलालवल्यश्च सन्ताना अगरुद्रुमाः

Transliteration

madanaphalānirguṇḍīpāṭalānaṃdipādapāḥ | lavaṃgailālavalyaśca santānā agarudrumāḥ

Translation

Il y avait des arbres portant le fruit madana, des nirguṇḍī et des pāṭalā, ainsi que des arbres naṃdi; le girofle (lavaṅga) et la cardamome (elā), des lianes lavalī, des arbres santānā et des arbres d’agaru (bois d’aloès)—des essences parfumées dignes d’un tīrtha révéré.

Word by Word

• मदनफलाः: madanaphala trees/plants
• मदनफलाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मदनफल (प्रातिपदिक; मदन + फल)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• निर्गुण्डी: nirguṇḍī plant
• निर्गुण्डी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्गुण्डी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular) (समूह-निर्देशे नामरूपेण)

• पाटला: pāṭalā tree
• पाटला: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाटला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular) (समूह-निर्देशे)

• नन्दिपादपाः: nandi trees (named trees)
• नन्दिपादपाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दिपादप (प्रातिपदिक; नन्दि + पादप)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• लवङ्ग: clove
• लवङ्ग: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लवङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular) (समूह-निर्देशे)

• एला: cardamom
• एला: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular) (समूह-निर्देशे)

• लवल्यः: lavali creepers/plants
• लवल्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लवली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• सन्तानाः: santāna trees (named trees)
• सन्तानाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्तान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• अगरुद्रुमाः: aloeswood (aguru) trees
• अगरुद्रुमाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अगरुद्रुम (प्रातिपदिक; अगरु + द्रुम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A fragrant sacred garden: nirguṇḍī and pāṭalā blossoms, creepers of lavalī, spice plants (clove, cardamom), and dark agaru trees; incense-like mist seems to rise naturally, as if the grove itself performs dhūpa to the deity.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa
• Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha is portrayed as intrinsically auspicious—its fragrance and vegetation signify divine favor and sanctity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (in Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse supports the māhātmya by describing the sacred environment.