Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

धवाशोकशिरीषाद्यैर्नानावृक्षैश्च शोभितम् । कामं कामफलैर्वृक्षैः पुष्पितैः फलितैः शुभैः

Transliteration

dhavāśokaśirīṣādyairnānāvṛkṣaiśca śobhitam | kāmaṃ kāmaphalairvṛkṣaiḥ puṣpitaiḥ phalitaiḥ śubhaiḥ

Translation

そこはダヴァ、アショーカ、シリーシャなど種々の樹木により荘厳され、まことに願いを成就する吉祥の樹々が花咲き実り、豊かに枝を垂れていた。

Word by Word

• धवाशोकशिरीषाद्यैः: with dhava, aśoka, śirīṣa, and others
• धवाशोकशिरीषाद्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धव (प्रातिपदिक) + अशोक (प्रातिपदिक) + शिरीष (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), बहुवचनम्; ‘X-आदि’ तत्पुरुषः

• नाना: various
• नाना: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; विशेषणार्थे (various)

• वृक्षैः: by/with trees
• वृक्षैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), बहुवचनम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Conjunction (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चयार्थकः (and)

• शोभितम्: adorned/beautified
• शोभितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शोभि (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्तः (क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः, past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘अलंकृतम्/सुशोभितम्’

• कामम्: indeed, abundantly
• कामम्: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कामम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; निश्चय/पर्याप्त्यर्थकं (indeed/fully/as desired)

• कामफलैः: with desired fruits
• कामफलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), बहुवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कामस्य फलम्)

• वृक्षैः: with trees
• वृक्षैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), बहुवचनम्

• पुष्पितैः: flowering
• पुष्पितैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुष्पित (प्रातिपदिक) < पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (flowering)

• फलितैः: fruiting
• फलितैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: फलित (प्रातिपदिक) < फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (fruit-bearing)

• शुभैः: auspicious, splendid
• शुभैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम्

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsakṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand sacred forest at Prabhāsa filled with diverse trees—dhava, aśoka, śirīṣa—intermixed with kalpavṛkṣa-like wish-fulfilling trees, all flowering and fruiting; the atmosphere suggests a divine garden where desires are sanctified.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A holy kṣetra is portrayed as ‘wish-fulfilling’—not merely materially, but as a place where devotion and dharma bear fruit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra is praised as a richly adorned sacred region with extraordinary, auspicious trees.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse emphasizes the tīrtha’s sanctity through imagery of kalpavṛkṣa-like abundance.