Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

खदिरो भूमिपुत्रेण अपामार्गो बुधेन च । अश्वत्थो गुरुणा चैव शुक्रेणोदुम्बरस्तथा

Transliteration

khadiro bhūmiputreṇa apāmārgo budhena ca | aśvattho guruṇā caiva śukreṇodumbarastathā

Translation

ഭൂമിപുത്രൻ (മംഗളൻ) ഖദിരവൃക്ഷത്തെ സ്വീകരിച്ചു; ബുധൻ അപാമാർഗത്തെ; ഗുരു (ബൃഹസ്പതി) അശ്വത്ഥത്തെ; അതുപോലെ ശുക്രൻ ഉദുംബരവൃക്ഷത്തെയും സ്വീകരിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• खदिरः: Khadira (tree)
• खदिरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खदिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्; वृक्ष-नाम

• भूमिपुत्रेण: by Bhūmiputra (Mars)
• भूमिपुत्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचनम्; ‘भूमेः पुत्रः’ = son of Earth (Mars)

• अपामार्गः: Apāmārga (plant)
• अपामार्गः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपामार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्; वनस्पति-नाम

• बुधेन: by Budha (Mercury)
• बुधेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचनम्; ग्रह-नाम (Mercury)

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

• अश्वत्थः: Aśvattha (peepal)
• अश्वत्थः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्वत्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्; वृक्ष-नाम

• गुरुणा: by Guru (Jupiter)
• गुरुणा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचनम्; ग्रह-नाम (Jupiter)

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्ययम् (emphatic particle)

• शुक्रेण: by Śukra (Venus)
• शुक्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचनम्; ग्रह-नाम (Venus)

• उदुम्बरः: Udumbara (fig tree)
• उदुम्बरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदुम्बर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्; वृक्ष-नाम

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक-अव्ययम् (particle: likewise)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Nāgara-khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim-priest arranges four offering bundles: khadira twigs for Maṅgala, apāmārga sprigs for Budha, aśvattha leaves for Guru, udumbara fruit/leaves for Śukra; above, the grahas appear as colored orbs or anthropomorphic deities aligned in the sky.

Characters & Entities

• Bhūmiputra (Mars)
• Budha (Mercury)
• Guru (Jupiter)
• Śukra (Venus)
• Khadira
• Apāmārga
• Aśvattha
• Udumbara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The cosmos (grahas) and the natural world (plants/trees) are interlinked, making ritual life a harmonizing of celestial and earthly forces.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse belongs to a tīrtha-glorification chapter that teaches sacred plant correspondences; no single place-name appears here.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied: use or venerate these plants in rites connected with the respective grahas (planetary deities).