Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

निंबुजम्बीरनागैश्च कदलीखंडमंडितैः । क्रमुकैर्नागवल्ल्याद्यैः शालैस्तालैस्तमालकैः

Transliteration

niṃbujambīranāgaiśca kadalīkhaṃḍamaṃḍitaiḥ | kramukairnāgavallyādyaiḥ śālaistālaistamālakaiḥ

Translation

ആ സ്ഥലം നിംബു, ജംബീര, നാഗവൃക്ഷങ്ങളാലും വാഴക്കൂട്ടങ്ങളാലും അലങ്കരിക്കപ്പെട്ടിരുന്നു. കൂടാതെ ക്രമുക (സുപാരി) വൃക്ഷങ്ങൾ, നാഗവള്ളി മുതലായ വള്ളികൾ, ശാല, താള, തമാല വൃക്ഷങ്ങൾ എന്നിവയും അതിനെ രമ്യമാക്കി.

Word by Word

• निंबुजम्बीरनागैः: with nimbu, jambīra, and nāga trees
• निंबुजम्बीरनागैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निंबु (प्रातिपदिक) + जम्बीर (प्रातिपदिक) + नाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (lemon, citron, and nāga trees)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• कदलीखण्डमण्डितैः: adorned with banana-groves
• कदलीखण्डमण्डितैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कदली (प्रातिपदिक) + खण्ड (प्रातिपदिक) + मण्डित (मण्ड् (धातु) + क्त, कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (पूर्वोक्तैः वृक्षैः/प्रदेशैः); तत्पुरुषः—कदलीखण्डैः मण्डितैः (adorned with banana-groves)

• क्रमुकैः: with areca-nut trees
• क्रमुकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रमुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• नागवल्ल्याद्यैः: with betel-vines and others
• नागवल्ल्याद्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नागवल्ली (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः—नागवल्ली-आद्यैः (with betel-vines and the like)

• शालैः: with śāla trees
• शालैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तालैः: with palm trees
• तालैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ताल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तमालकैः: with tamālaka trees
• तमालकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तमालक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsakṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dense Prabhāsa grove: citron and lemon trees, banana clusters, areca palms, betel creepers climbing supports, with śāla, tāla, and tamāla trees forming layered canopies; the air suggests ritual fragrance and shade for pilgrims.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha is portrayed as a dhārmic realm where nourishment, fragrance, and beauty arise naturally—suggesting sanctity that supports sādhana and pilgrimage.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, praised through its richly diverse sacred vegetation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the emphasis is on the tīrtha’s sanctified environment rather than a specific rite.