Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

खर्जूरैर्बदरैश्चान्यैर्मातुलिंगैः सदाडिमैः । जंबीरैश्चैव दिव्यैश्च नारंगैरुप शोभितम्

Transliteration

kharjūrairbadaraiścānyairmātuliṃgaiḥ sadāḍimaiḥ | jaṃbīraiścaiva divyaiśca nāraṃgairupa śobhitam

Translation

ഖർജൂരവും ബദരിയും മുതലായ വൃക്ഷങ്ങൾ, മാതുലിംഗവും സദാ ദാടിമം (മാതളം)യും, കൂടാതെ ദിവ്യ ജംബീരവും നാരംഗവും (ഓറഞ്ച്) കൊണ്ട് അത് കൂടുതൽ ശോഭിതമാണ്.

Word by Word

• खर्जूरैः: with date-palms/dates
• खर्जूरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खर्जूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural

• बदरैः: with jujubes
• बदरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन — Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Plural

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

• अन्यैः: with other (fruits)
• अन्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन — Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Plural; विशेषण

• मातुलिङ्गैः: with citrons
• मातुलिङ्गैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातुलिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन — Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Plural

• सदाडिमैः: with pomegranates
• सदाडिमैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदाडिम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन — Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Plural

• जम्बीरैः: with lemons
• जम्बीरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जम्बीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन — Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Plural

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

• एव: indeed/also
• एव: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• दिव्यैः: with divine/excellent (ones)
• दिव्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन — Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Plural; विशेषण

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

• नारङ्गैः: with oranges
• नारङ्गैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन — Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Plural

• उप: well/fully (as preverb to śobhitam)
• उप: Sambandha (Preverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उप (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्यय (preverb/adverbial particle)

• शोभितम्: adorned/beautified
• शोभितम्: Karma-samānādhikaraṇa (Object-complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शोभ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Past passive participle, Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular; विशेषण (वर्ण्य-वस्तु)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (continued narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mahāsiddhivana (Prabhāsa-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: An orchard-like stretch of the siddha-forest: date palms and jujube, citron and pomegranate, lemons and oranges glowing among leaves; ascetics pass quietly, carrying waterpots; the scene suggests refreshment for travelers.

Characters & Entities

• Kharjūra (date)
• Badara (jujube)
• Mātuliṅga (citron)
• Dāḍima (pomegranate)
• Jambīra (citrus)
• Nāraṅga (orange)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The kṣetra’s ‘abundance’ is a sign of auspiciousness—nature itself participates in glorifying the holy region.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Devikā/Kāmika kṣetra in the Prabhāsa sacred region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a descriptive passage highlighting the sanctified environment.