Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

पारिजातस्ततो जातो दिव्यगन्धसमन्वितः । स गृहीत्वा सुरैः सर्वैः स्थापितो नंदने वने

Transliteration

pārijātastato jāto divyagandhasamanvitaḥ | sa gṛhītvā suraiḥ sarvaiḥ sthāpito naṃdane vane

Translation

ನಂತರ ದಿವ್ಯ ಸುಗಂಧದಿಂದ ಯುಕ್ತವಾದ ಪಾರಿಜಾತ ವೃಕ್ಷವು ಉದ್ಭವಿಸಿತು; ಎಲ್ಲ ದೇವತೆಗಳು ಅದನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಂಡು ನಂದನವನದಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸಿದರು।

Word by Word

• pārijātaḥ: the Pārijāta tree
• pārijātaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārijāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थक (then)

• jātaḥ: arose
• jātaḥ: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'was born/arose'

• divya-gandha-samanvitaḥ: endowed with divine fragrance
• divya-gandha-samanvitaḥ: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक) + gandha (प्रातिपदिक) + samanvita (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्ताधारित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (endowed with divine fragrance)

• saḥ: it
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• gṛhītvā: having taken
• gṛhītvā: Kriya (Non-finite/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having taken)

• suraiḥ: by the gods
• suraiḥ: Karana (Agent-group/कर्तृ-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• sarvaiḥ: all
• sarvaiḥ: Karana (Instrument-qualifier/करण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् suraiḥ

• sthāpitaḥ: was placed
• sthāpitaḥ: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु)
• Form: णिच्-प्रत्ययान्त धातु (स्थापयति) से भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि—'was placed'

• naṃdane: in Nandana (garden)
• naṃdane: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nandana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; स्थानवाचक

• vane: in the forest/grove
• vane: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; naṃdane vane = सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध (locative apposition)

Speaker

Unknown (deduced: Purāṇic narrator)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Parijāta (Kalpavṛkṣa motif)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: From the ocean rises the Parijāta tree, blossoms exuding celestial perfume; the assembled gods lift it and ceremonially plant it in Nandana grove, with Indra presiding amid heavenly attendants.

Characters & Entities

• Pārijāta
• Suras (Devas)
• Nandana-vana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine gifts are to be safeguarded and enshrined collectively; sacred abundance is preserved through dharmic stewardship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse mentions Nandana-vana (a celestial grove), not an earthly tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.