Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

नानापुष्पफलैर्रम्या कदलीखण्डमण्डिता । पनसैर्बकुलैस्तालैरशोकैराम्रकैस्तथा

Transliteration

nānāpuṣpaphalairramyā kadalīkhaṇḍamaṇḍitā | panasairbakulaistālairaśokairāmrakaistathā

Translation

ಅದು ನಾನಾವಿಧ ಪುಷ್ಪ-ಫಲಗಳಿಂದ ರಮಣೀಯವಾಗಿದ್ದು, ಕದಳಿ ತೋಟಗಳಿಂದ ಅಲಂಕೃತವಾಗಿತ್ತು. ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಪನಸ, ಬಕುಲ, ತಾಳ, ಅಶೋಕ ಹಾಗೂ ಆಮ್ರವೃಕ್ಷಗಳೂ ಶೋಭಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದವು.

Word by Word

• नाना-पुष्प-फलैः: with various flowers and fruits
• नाना-पुष्प-फलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाना (अव्यय/विशेषण) + पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः द्वन्द्व (पुष्पाणि च फलानि च) + नाना-विशेषण

• रम्या: lovely/charming
• रम्या: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कदली-खण्ड-मण्डिता: adorned with banana-groves
• कदली-खण्ड-मण्डिता: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कदली (प्रातिपदिक) + खण्ड (प्रातिपदिक) + मण्डित (कृदन्त; √मण्ड् 'to adorn'; past participle)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष (कदलीखण्डैः मण्डिता—'adorned with groves/clumps of banana')

• पनसैः: with jackfruit trees
• पनसैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पनस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• बकुलैः: with bakula trees
• बकुलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तालैः: with palm trees
• तालैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ताल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अशोकैः: with aśoka trees
• अशोकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अशोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• आम्रकैः: with mango trees
• आम्रकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आम्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तथा: and also/likewise
• तथा: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/उपमानार्थक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: 'also/likewise')

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) upavanas (groves)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Lush city-groves heavy with blossoms and fruit: banana clusters, jackfruit, bakula blooms, palms, aśoka, and mango trees forming shaded avenues near shrines.

Characters & Entities

• Vārāṇasī (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred geography includes sanctified nature—auspicious trees and fruit-bearing abundance are signs of a blessed kṣetra.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vārāṇasī (Kāśī), described as verdant and auspicious with sacred flora.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is ecological and aesthetic praise supporting the māhātmya of the place.