Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

नद्यश्चामृतवाहिन्यो वृक्षा ह्यासन्सदाफलाः । अकृष्टपच्यौषधयो बभूवुश्चमृतोपमाः

Transliteration

nadyaścāmṛtavāhinyo vṛkṣā hyāsansadāphalāḥ | akṛṣṭapacyauṣadhayo babhūvuścamṛtopamāḥ

Translation

Sungai-sungai mengalir seakan membawa amerta; pepohonan senantiasa sarat buah. Bahkan tumbuh-tumbuhan obat yang masak tanpa diolah pun menjadi laksana ambrosia.

Word by Word

• nadyaḥ: rivers
• nadyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nadī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• amṛtavāhinyaḥ: flowing with nectar
• amṛtavāhinyaḥ: Karta (Adjectival to subject/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: amṛta + vāhinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—अमृत (कर्म/उपपद) + वाहिनी (‘carrying/flowing’); नद्यः इति विशेषण

• vṛkṣāḥ: trees
• vṛkṣāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛkṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha/Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात

• āsan: were
• āsan: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• sadāphalāḥ: always bearing fruit
• sadāphalāḥ: Karta (Adjectival to subject/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sadā + phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—सदा (अव्यय) + फल (प्रातिपदिक) → ‘always-fruited’; वृक्षाः इति विशेषण

• akṛṣṭapacyauṣadhayaḥ: uncultivated self-ripening herbs
• akṛṣṭapacyauṣadhayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: a-kṛṣṭa + pacya + auṣadhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—अकृष्ट (not ploughed) + पच्य (ripening/cookable) + औषधि; अर्थः ‘herbs that ripen without cultivation’

• babhūvuḥ: became
• babhūvuḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• amṛtopamāḥ: like nectar
• amṛtopamāḥ: Karta (Adjectival to subject/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: amṛta + upamā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—अमृत (उपमान) + उपमा (‘like’); औषधयः इति विशेषण

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta (deduced for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rivers gleam like liquid nectar; fruit-laden trees bend with abundance; wild herbs glow as if medicinal ambrosia; pilgrims and sages gather water and fruits reverently in a Himalayan landscape.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When divine order is strong, nature itself turns beneficent—symbolizing grace supporting dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra-kṣetra is the overarching sacred geography of Kedārakhaṇḍa, expressed here through miraculous abundance.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed; the verse depicts a sacred, grace-filled environment.