Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 189

Devanagari script

ऋतु पुष्पफलैश्चैव वृक्षगुल्माश्च जज्ञिरे । तैश्च वृत्तिरभूत्तासां धान्यैः पुष्पैः फलैस्तथा

Transliteration

ṛtu puṣpaphalaiścaiva vṛkṣagulmāśca jajñire | taiśca vṛttirabhūttāsāṃ dhānyaiḥ puṣpaiḥ phalaistathā

Translation

ດອກໄມ້ແລະໝາກໄມ້ຕາມລະດູການໄດ້ປາກົດ ແລະຕົ້ນໄມ້ກັບພຸ່ມໄມ້ກໍເກີດຂຶ້ນ. ໂດຍສິ່ງເຫຼົ່ານີ້ ຊີວິດຄວາມເປັນຢູ່ຂອງພວກເຂົາຖືກຫຼ້ຽງດູ—ດ້ວຍເຂົ້າທັນຍາຫານ ແລະດ້ວຍດອກໄມ້ແລະໝາກໄມ້ເຊັ່ນດຽວກັນ.

Word by Word

• ṛtu: season(s)
• ṛtu: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛtu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• puṣpa-phalaiḥ: with flowers and fruits
• puṣpa-phalaiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Emphasis (Nipāta)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• vṛkṣa-gulmāḥ: trees and shrubs
• vṛkṣa-gulmāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛkṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + gulma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• jajñire: were born/arose
• jajñire: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (plural); आत्मनेपदम्

• taiḥ: by/with those
• taiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (masc/neut), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• vṛttiḥ: livelihood/sustenance
• vṛttiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛtti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• abhūt: was/occurred
• abhūt: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular); परस्मैपदम्

• tāsām: of them
• tāsām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (plural)

• dhānyaiḥ: with grains
• dhānyaiḥ: Karaṇa (Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhānya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (plural)

• puṣpaiḥ: with flowers
• puṣpaiḥ: Karaṇa (Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (plural)

• phalaiḥ: with fruits
• phalaiḥ: Karaṇa (Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (plural)

• tathā: thus/likewise
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A landscape transitioning through seasons: blossoming trees, fruit-laden branches, shrubs and grains; people gathering flowers and fruits for food and offering.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ordered seasons and rightful resources uphold life; dharma is to live in rhythm with ṛtu (seasonal order) and use nature’s gifts responsibly.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse highlights the providential order of seasons and sustenance.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual instruction appears in this verse.