Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

पारिजातकपुष्पाणि वृक्षजातीननेकशः । वादित्राणि च सर्वाणि दर्शयस्व शचीपते

Transliteration

pārijātakapuṣpāṇi vṛkṣajātīnanekaśaḥ | vāditrāṇi ca sarvāṇi darśayasva śacīpate

Translation

പാരിജാതപുഷ്പങ്ങളും, അനേകം തരത്തിലുള്ള ദിവ്യവൃക്ഷങ്ങളും, എല്ലാ വാദ്യോപകരണങ്ങളും കൂടി—ഹേ ശചീപതേ, എനിക്കു കാണിക്കൂ.

Word by Word

• pārijātakapuṣpāṇi: flowers of the Pārijāta tree
• pārijātakapuṣpāṇi: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārijātaka + puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (‘pārijātakasya puṣpāṇi’)

• vṛkṣajātīni: kinds of trees
• vṛkṣajātīni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛkṣa + jāti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (‘vṛkṣāṇāṃ jātayaḥ’ = kinds of trees)

• anekaśaḥ: in many (various) ways / manyfold
• anekaśaḥ: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anekaśas (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/परिमाणवाचक अव्यय (adverb: in many ways/abundantly)

• vāditrāṇi: musical instruments
• vāditrāṇi: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāditra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• sarvāṇi: all
• sarvāṇi: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• darśayasva: show
• darśayasva: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार, मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; णिच् (causative)

• śacīpate: O husband of Śacī (Indra)
• śacīpate: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śacī + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘śacyāḥ patiḥ’)

Speaker

Andhaka

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: null

Type: null

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śakra (Indra)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Andhaka asks to see Pārijāta blossoms, many heavenly trees, and all musical instruments—demanding a full sensory exhibition of Svarga.

Characters & Entities

• Pārijāta
• Indra (Śacīpati)
• Śacī (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Heavenly beauty and music, though wondrous, can become objects of grasping; the Purāṇic lens warns against possessive desire.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No earthly tīrtha; the verse continues a Svarga-splendour inventory.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.