Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

कदम्बाम्रमधूकैश्च निम्बजम्बीरतिन्दुकैः । नालिकेरैः कपित्थैश्च खर्जूरपनसैस्तथा

Transliteration

kadambāmramadhūkaiśca nimbajambīratindukaiḥ | nālikeraiḥ kapitthaiśca kharjūrapanasaistathā

Translation

ആ വനത്തിൽ കടമ്പം, മാവ്, മധൂകവൃക്ഷങ്ങൾ, കൂടാതെ വേപ്പ്, ജംബീരം, തിന്ദുകവൃക്ഷങ്ങൾ, അതുപോലെ തേങ്ങ, കപിത്തം, ഖർജൂര, പനസ (ചക്ക) വൃക്ഷങ്ങൾ എല്ലാടവും നിറഞ്ഞിരുന്നു।

Word by Word

• कदम्बाम्रमधूकैः: with kadamba, mango and madhūka (trees)
• कदम्बाम्रमधूकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कदम्ब (प्रातिपदिक) + आम्र (प्रातिपदिक) + मधूक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वसमासः

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• निम्बजम्बीरतिन्दुकैः: with neem, citron and tinduka (trees)
• निम्बजम्बीरतिन्दुकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निम्ब (प्रातिपदिक) + जम्बीर (प्रातिपदिक) + तिन्दुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वसमासः

• नालिकेरैः: with coconut palms
• नालिकेरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नालिकेर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• कपित्थैः: with wood-apple trees
• कपित्थैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपित्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• खर्जूरपनसैः: with date-palms and jackfruit trees
• खर्जूरपनसैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खर्जूर (प्रातिपदिक) + पनस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वसमासः

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (adverb: ‘thus/likewise’)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (contextual deduction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha setting (general)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luxuriant riverbank grove dense with kadamba, mango, madhūka, neem, citron, tinduka, coconut, kapittha, date-palm, and jackfruit—branches heavy with fruit, pilgrims moving under dappled shade.

Characters & Entities

• Kadamba
• Āmra
• Madhūka
• Nimba
• Jambīra
• Tinduka
• Nālikera
• Kapittha
• Kharjūra
• Panasa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A holy region sustains both contemplation and life—its abundance supports dharma, hospitality, and ascetic living.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The पुण्य āśrama within the Vindhya setting described in Revākhaṇḍa, Adhyāya 2.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse supplies a māhātmya-style setting for later teachings and rites.