Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

चंपकान्सप्तपर्णांश्च कर्णिकारान्सुमालतीः । पारिजातान्कोविदारा न्मन्दारेन्दीवरांस्तथा

Transliteration

caṃpakānsaptaparṇāṃśca karṇikārānsumālatīḥ | pārijātānkovidārā nmandārendīvarāṃstathā

Translation

അവിടെ ചമ്പകം, സപ്തപർണം, കർണികാരം, സുഗന്ധമുള്ള മാലതി വള്ളികളും ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു; കൂടാതെ പാരിജാതം, കോവിദാരം, മന്ദാരം, നീലോത്പലങ്ങളും ശോഭിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• चंपकान्: campaka trees
• चंपकान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चंपक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सप्तपर्णान्: saptaparṇa trees
• सप्तपर्णान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्तपर्ण (प्रातिपदिक); सप्त (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + पर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; द्विगु-समास (संख्यापूर्वक)

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

• कर्णिकारान्: karṇikāra trees
• कर्णिकारान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्णिकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सुमालतीः: sumālatī creepers/flowers
• सुमालतीः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुमालती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• पारिजातान्: pārijāta trees
• पारिजातान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पारिजात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• कोविदारान्: kovidāra trees
• कोविदारान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोविदार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• मन्दार-इन्दीवरान्: mandāra and indīvara (plants)
• मन्दार-इन्दीवरान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दार (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्दीवर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारार्थक-अव्यय (adverb)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced from Purāṇic narration style in Māhātmya passages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A panoramic sweep of Prabhāsa’s grove: campaka and saptaparṇa trees, karṇikāra blossoms, mālatī creepers draping branches; pārijāta and mandāra evoke celestial radiance; blue water-lilies shimmer in nearby waters.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsakṣetra
• campaka
• saptaparṇa
• karṇikāra
• mālatī
• pārijāta
• kovidāra
• mandāra
• indīvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The sacredness of Prabhāsa is expressed through its divine, auspicious natural abundance—nature itself becomes a sign of tīrtha-mahattva.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa), a renowned pilgrimage region celebrated in the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed here; the verse focuses on describing the sanctified environment of the tīrtha.