Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

जम्बीरैरर्जुनैः कुब्जैः शमीकेसरकिंशुकैः । तस्मिंस्तीर्थे महापुण्ये सुगन्धिकुसुमाकुले

Transliteration

jambīrairarjunaiḥ kubjaiḥ śamīkesarakiṃśukaiḥ | tasmiṃstīrthe mahāpuṇye sugandhikusumākule

Translation

ആ മഹാപുണ്യ തീർത്ഥം സുഗന്ധപുഷ്പങ്ങളാൽ നിറഞ്ഞിരുന്നു; ജംബീര, അർജുന, കുബ്ജ, ശമീ, കേസര, കിംശുക വൃക്ഷങ്ങൾ ആ സ്ഥലത്തെ അലങ്കരിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• jambīraiḥ: by jambīra (citron/lemon) trees
• jambīraiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jambīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• arjunaiḥ: by arjuna trees
• arjunaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arjuna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• kubjaiḥ: by kubja trees (a plant/tree name)
• kubjaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kubja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• śamī-kesara-kiṃśukaiḥ: by śamī, kesara, and kiṃśuka trees
• śamī-kesara-kiṃśukaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śamī (प्रातिपदिक) + kesara (प्रातिपदिक) + kiṃśuka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः

• tasmin: in that
• tasmin: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• tīrthe: at the sacred ford/place
• tīrthe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• mahā-puṇye: very holy
• mahā-puṇye: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (very holy)

• sugandhi-kusuma-ākule: abounding in fragrant flowers
• sugandhi-kusuma-ākule: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su-gandhi (प्रातिपदिक) + kusuma (प्रातिपदिक) + ākula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘सुगन्धीनि कुसुमानि तैः आकुलम्’ (filled with fragrant flowers)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) [deduced]

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ādityeśvara tīrtha (mahāpuṇya)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A fragrant, flower-laden sacred grove around a tīrtha: jambīra (citrus), arjuna, kubja, śamī, kesara, and kiṃśuka trees in bloom, creating a perfumed aura over the holy ground.

Characters & Entities

• Ādityeśvara-tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The purity of a tīrtha is mirrored in its harmony and fragrance—outer beauty reflects inner merit (puṇya).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha associated with Ādityeśvara in the Revā Khaṇḍa landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse magnifies the tīrtha through descriptive glorification (māhātmya).