Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

तस्मिन्विकसिताशोकप्रसूननवपल्लवे । प्रोत्फुल्लमल्लिकाखंडकूजद्भ्रमरसंकुले

Transliteration

tasminvikasitāśokaprasūnanavapallave | protphullamallikākhaṃḍakūjadbhramarasaṃkule

Translation

അവിടെ നവപല്ലവങ്ങളോടുകൂടി അശോകപുഷ്പങ്ങൾ വിരിഞ്ഞിരുന്നു; പൂർണ്ണമായി വിരിഞ്ഞ മല്ലികാഗുച്ചങ്ങളിൽ ഭ്രമരങ്ങളുടെ ഗുഞ്ജനം നിറഞ്ഞിരുന്നു।

Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: in that (place)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम; अधिकरणे

• विकसिताशोकप्रसूननवपल्लवे: (place) with blossomed aśoka-flowers and fresh shoots
• विकसिताशोकप्रसूननवपल्लवे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विकसित + अशोक + प्रसून + नव + पल्लव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (तस्मिन्—वन/स्थाने); समासः—विकसितानि अशोक-प्रसूनानि च नव-पल्लवाः च यस्मिन् (बहुव्रीहि-प्रायः, वर्णनात्मक)

• प्रोत्फुल्लमल्लिकाखंडकूजद्भ्रमरसंकुले: crowded with humming bees among fully-bloomed jasmine clusters
• प्रोत्फुल्लमल्लिकाखंडकूजद्भ्रमरसंकुले: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रोत्फुल्ल + मल्लिका + खण्ड + कूजत् + भ्रमर + संकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (तस्मिन्); समासः—प्रोत्फुल्ला मल्लिका-खण्डाः, तेषु कूजद्भ्रमरैः संकुलम् (बहु-तत्पुरुष-श्रृङ्खला)

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration from Adhyāya 14)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Close-up forest vignette: aśoka branches heavy with fresh blossoms and tender shoots; jasmine clusters in full bloom; bees hovering and humming; dappled light filtering through leaves.

Characters & Entities

• Aśoka
• Mallikā (jasmine)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic narration uses sacred nature to prepare the mind for dharma and devotion—beauty in creation becomes a doorway to contemplation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse provides a mahātmya-like atmosphere through auspicious natural imagery.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.