Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

बीजपूरकखर्जूरैर्द्राक्षामधुरपाटलैः । बिल्वचंपकतिंद्वाद्यैः कदंबककुभैस्तथा

Transliteration

bījapūrakakharjūrairdrākṣāmadhurapāṭalaiḥ | bilvacaṃpakatiṃdvādyaiḥ kadaṃbakakubhaistathā

Translation

ആ സ്ഥലം ബീജപൂരകവും ഖർജൂരവൃക്ഷങ്ങളും, ദ്രാക്ഷാവള്ളികളും, മധുരവൃക്ഷങ്ങളും, പാടലപുഷ്പങ്ങളും കൊണ്ട് നിറഞ്ഞിരുന്നു. ബിൽവം, ചമ്പകം, തിന്ദു മുതലായവയും, കൂടാതെ കടംബവും കുഭവൃക്ഷങ്ങളും അവിടെ ശോഭിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• बीजपूरकखर्जूरैः: with citron and date(-palms)
• बीजपूरकखर्जूरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बीजपूरक (प्रातिपदिक) + खर्जूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), बहुवचनम्; समाहार-द्वन्द्वः (फलवृक्ष-समूहः)

• द्राक्षामधुरपाटलैः: with grape(-vines), madhura, and pāṭala trees
• द्राक्षामधुरपाटलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्राक्षा (प्रातिपदिक) + मधुर (प्रातिपदिक) + पाटल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), बहुवचनम्; समाहार-द्वन्द्वः (वृक्ष/लता-समूहः)

• बिल्वचंपकतिंद्वाद्यैः: with bilva, campaka, tindva, and others
• बिल्वचंपकतिंद्वाद्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बिल्व (प्रातिपदिक) + चम्पक (प्रातिपदिक) + तिन्द्व (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), बहुवचनम्; ‘X-आदि’ इति तत्पुरुषः (आदि-शब्देन समुच्चयः)

• कदंबककुभैः: with kadamba and kakubha trees
• कदंबककुभैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कदम्ब (प्रातिपदिक) + ककुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), बहुवचनम्; समाहार-द्वन्द्वः

• तथा: and also
• तथा: Sambandha/Discourse particle (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चय/उपसंहारार्थकं (also/and likewise)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsakṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A fragrant Prabhāsa orchard-grove: date palms and grapevines, sweet-blossoming pāṭala, bilva and campaka trees, kadamba clusters; devotees gather bilva leaves for Śiva while the grove glows with auspicious abundance.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa-kṣetra
• Bilva (Śiva-associated sacred tree)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The sacred place is shown as inherently auspicious; the presence of revered trees (notably bilva) hints at worshipful ambience and devotion-supporting ecology.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, whose groves are enumerated to convey its sanctity and abundance.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is taught here, though bilva implicitly evokes Śiva-pūjā associations within a tīrtha setting.