Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 71

Devanagari script

कदलीनालिकेराणि तांबूलीपूगमालिनः । मनोऽभिरामचरमा आरामाः परितः स्थिताः

Transliteration

kadalīnālikerāṇi tāṃbūlīpūgamālinaḥ | mano'bhirāmacaramā ārāmāḥ paritaḥ sthitāḥ

Translation

ചുറ്റുമെല്ലാം ഉദ്യാനങ്ങൾ നിലകൊള്ളുന്നു—വാഴയും തെങ്ങും നിറഞ്ഞവ, താംബൂലവും പൂഗവും കൊണ്ട് അലങ്കരിച്ചവ—മനസ്സിനെ ആനന്ദിപ്പിക്കുന്ന, രമ്യഫലസമ്പത്താൽ സമൃദ്ധമായവ।

Word by Word

• कदलीनालिकेराणि: banana and coconut (trees/fruits)
• कदलीनालिकेराणि: Vishaya (Item enumerated)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कदली + नालिकेर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; समासः: कदल्यश्च नालिकेराश्च (द्वन्द्व)

• तांबूलीपूगमालिनः: filled with betel-vines and areca-palms
• तांबूलीपूगमालिनः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ताम्बूली + पूग + मालिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; आरामाः इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्; समासः: ताम्बूलीपूगैः मालिनः (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष: garlanded/abounding with betel-vines and areca)

• मनः: mind
• मनः: Upapada (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासे पूर्वपदम्

• अभिरामचरमाः: most delightful/exceedingly charming
• अभिरामचरमाः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभिराम + चरम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; आरामाः इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्; समासः: अभिरामाश्च ते चरमाश्च/अभिरामः चरमः (कर्मधारय)

• आरामाः: gardens
• आरामाः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आराम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• परितः: all around
• परितः: Desha-adhikarana (Spatial adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परितः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (around/on all sides)

• स्थिताः: were situated/stood
• स्थिताः: Kriya/Predicate (State of subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; धातु: स्था; कर्तरि प्रयोगे विशेषणवत्

Speaker

Soma

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Audience of the māhātmya (pilgrims/ṛṣis)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Lush gardens encircle the sacred settlement: banana groves with broad leaves, tall coconut palms, betel vines and areca clusters; pathways for pilgrims, shaded pavilions, and fragrant breezes from the sea.

Characters & Entities

• Soma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha’s greatness is shown through abundance used for dharmic living—spaces that nourish body and mind while supporting worship and hospitality.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra’s environs near Śrī Someśvara, depicted as surrounded by flourishing ārāmas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct rite; the verse supports the dharma of hospitality and sustaining pilgrims through well-kept gardens and resources.