Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 73

Devanagari script

कमनीय प्रगन्धाच्छच्छत्रपत्रैः सुशोभितम् । सेव्यमानं द्विजैः सर्वैः सारसाद्यैः सुशोभितम्

Transliteration

kamanīya pragandhācchacchatrapatraiḥ suśobhitam | sevyamānaṃ dvijaiḥ sarvaiḥ sārasādyaiḥ suśobhitam

Translation

അത് മനോഹരമായ സുഗന്ധം നിറഞ്ഞതും കുടപോലെ വിശാലമായ ഇലകളാൽ ശോഭിതവുമാണ്; എല്ലാ ദ്വിജരും അവിടെ ആശ്രയിക്കുന്നു, സാരസാദി പക്ഷികൾ അതിനെ കൂടുതൽ അലങ്കരിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• कमनीय: charming, delightful
• कमनीय: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कमनीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन (Nom./Acc. sg.)

• प्रगन्धात्: because of (its) fragrance
• प्रगन्धात्: Hetu (Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रगन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-एकवचन (Ablative singular) — हेतौ/निमित्ते (cause)

• छत्: shade/umbrellas
• छत्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छत्/छत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-बहुवचन — समासपूर्वपद (here: 'shade/umbrella')

• छत्र: umbrellas/canopies
• छत्र: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-बहुवचन — समासपूर्वपद

• पत्रैः: with leaves
• पत्रैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-बहुवचन (Instrumental plural)

• सुशोभितम्: beautifully adorned
• सुशोभितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ्/शोभ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि-क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन; उपसर्ग: सु-

• सेव्यमानम्: being frequented/served
• सेव्यमानम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सेव् (धातु) + यमान (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि-शानच्/यमान-प्रत्ययान्त (present passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन

• द्विजैः: by the twice-born (birds/Brahmins)
• द्विजैः: Karaṇa (Agent in passive/association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-बहुवचन (Instrumental plural)

• सर्वैः: by all
• सर्वैः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-बहुवचन (Instrumental plural)

• सारस: sārasa cranes
• सारस: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-बहुवचन — समासपूर्वपद

• आद्यैः: by (those) beginning with sārasa, etc.
• आद्यैः: Karaṇa (Agent in passive/association)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-बहुवचन (Instrumental plural); समास: सारस-आदि (sārasa etc.)

• सुशोभितम्: beautifully adorned
• सुशोभितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ्/शोभ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि-क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन; उपसर्ग: सु-

Speaker

Vyāsa (continuing)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇyaka-sarovara (contextual)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: nṛpa/bhūmipa (king) in the narrative frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A perfumed lakeside grove with broad, parasol-like leaves forming natural canopies; groups of brāhmaṇas/ṛṣis sit in small circles reciting; cranes and other birds stand like living ornaments along lotus-lined banks.

Characters & Entities

• Dvijas (twice-born)
• Sārasa (cranes)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The holiness of a place is affirmed by both natural auspiciousness and the steady presence of dharmic practitioners.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Dharmāraṇya sarovara, depicted as fragrant, shaded, and regularly visited by dvijas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; the verse implies the site is fit for worship, study, and tīrtha observances.