Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

कदंबो मंदरे ज्ञेयोजंबुर्वै गंधमादने । अश्वत्थो विपुले चैव सुपार्श्वेच वटोमतः

Transliteration

kadaṃbo maṃdare jñeyojaṃburvai gaṃdhamādane | aśvattho vipule caiva supārśveca vaṭomataḥ

Translation

മന്ദരത്തിൽ കടംബവൃക്ഷം എന്ന് അറിയുക; ഗന്ധമാദനത്തിൽ നിശ്ചയമായി ജംബുവൃക്ഷം. വിപുലയിൽ അശ്വത്ഥം; സുപാർശ്വത്തിൽ വടവൃക്ഷം നിലകൊള്ളുന്നു എന്ന് അഭിപ്രായം.

Word by Word

• कदंबः: kadamba tree
• कदंबः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कदम्ब (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मंदरे: on Mandara
• मंदरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मंदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ज्ञेयः: is to be known (as)
• ज्ञेयः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √ज्ञा (धातु) + यत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जंबुः: jambu tree / rose-apple
• जंबुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जम्बू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (indeed)

• गंधमादने: on Gandhamādana
• गंधमादने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धमादन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अश्वत्थः: aśvattha (peepal) tree
• अश्वत्थः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्वत्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विपुले: on Vipula
• विपुले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विपुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (only/indeed)

• सुपार्श्वे: on Supārśva
• सुपार्श्वे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुपार्श्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• वटः: banyan tree
• वटः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मतः: is considered, is held to be
• मतः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मन् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle used predicatively), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगार्थ (is considered)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mandara-Kadamba; Gandhamādana-Jambu; Vipula-Aśvattha; Supārśva-Vaṭa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Four mountains each crowned or marked by a signature tree: fragrant Kadamba on Mandara, vast Jambu on Gandhamādana with heavy fruits, sacred Aśvattha with heart-shaped leaves on Vipula, ancient Vaṭa with aerial roots on Supārśva; Meru implied at center beyond.

Characters & Entities

• Mandara
• Gandhamādana
• Vipula
• Supārśva
• Kadamba
• Jambu
• Aśvattha
• Vaṭa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It presents nature—especially sacred trees—as part of a sanctified cosmic order, worthy of respect and remembrance in dharmic life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single pilgrimage site is singled out; the verse links sacred flora to cosmic mountains within Jambūdvīpa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; however, mentioning sacred trees often supports later practices of veneration (namaskāra, pradakṣiṇā) in Purāṇic tradition.