Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

यस्य सानुषु मुंचंतो भांति पुष्पाणि पादपाः । वायुवेगवशान्नूनं नीरौघ नीरदा इव

Transliteration

yasya sānuṣu muṃcaṃto bhāṃti puṣpāṇi pādapāḥ | vāyuvegavaśānnūnaṃ nīraugha nīradā iva

Translation

അതിന്റെയിറക്കങ്ങളിൽ വൃക്ഷങ്ങൾ പുഷ്പങ്ങൾ ചൊരിഞ്ഞുകൊണ്ട്, കാറ്റിന്റെ വേഗം പ്രേരിപ്പിച്ച മേഘങ്ങൾ ജലധാരകൾ പെയ്യുന്നതുപോലെ ശോഭിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• yasya: whose
• yasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-सम्भव (pronominal)

• sānuṣu: on the slopes/ridges
• sānuṣu: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sānu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• muñcantaḥ: releasing, letting fall
• muñcantaḥ: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: muc (धातु) + śatṛ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त (Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• bhānti: shine, appear splendid
• bhānti: Kriyā (Predicate action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• puṣpāṇi: flowers
• puṣpāṇi: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), बहुवचन (Plural)

• pādapāḥ: trees
• pādapāḥ: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pādapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• vāyu-vega-vaśāt: due to the force of the wind
• vāyu-vega-vaśāt: Hetu/Apādāna (Cause/Source/हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāyu (प्रातिपदिक) + vega (प्रातिपदिक) + vaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुषः: vāyu-vega-viṣaya-vaśa), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• nūnam: surely
• nūnam: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nūnam (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (particle of certainty)

• nīra-oghaḥ: a flood/stream of water
• nīra-oghaḥ: Upamāna (Standard of comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nīra (प्रातिपदिक) + ogha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुषः), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• nīradāḥ: clouds
• nīradāḥ: Upameya (Compared entity/उपमेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nīrada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• iva: like
• iva: Upamā (Simile marker/उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमावाचक-अव्यय (comparative particle)

Speaker

Sūta (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sacred mountain slope in strong wind; trees shedding blossoms so densely they resemble rainclouds pouring water; petals stream diagonally like monsoon sheets.

Characters & Entities

• Vindhya (Mountain)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The abundance of a holy region is portrayed as spontaneous ‘rain’ of blessings—nature mirroring dharmic prosperity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vindhya’s slopes and forests are praised for their overflowing beauty and auspicious fertility.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is descriptive glorification supporting the tīrtha’s greatness.