Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 80

Devanagari script

कुटजैः कोविदारैश्च कदंबैः कुरबैस्तथा । मत्तालिकुलघुष्टैश्च भूधरो भाति सर्वतः

Transliteration

kuṭajaiḥ kovidāraiśca kadaṃbaiḥ kurabaistathā | mattālikulaghuṣṭaiśca bhūdharo bhāti sarvataḥ

Translation

കുടജ, കോവിദാര, കടംബ, കുരബ വൃക്ഷങ്ങളാൽ അലങ്കരിക്കപ്പെട്ടും, മത്തായ തേൻചീറ്റകളുടെ കൂട്ടങ്ങളുടെ ഗുഞ്ജനത്തോടെ മുഴങ്ങിയും, ആ ഭൂധരൻ എല്ലാടവും ദീപ്തിമാനായി ഭാസിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• कुटजैः: with kuṭaja trees
• कुटजैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुटज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• कोविदारैः: with kovidāra trees
• कोविदारैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोविदार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

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

• कदम्बैः: with kadamba trees
• कदम्बैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कदम्ब (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• कुरबैः: with kuraba trees
• कुरबैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरब (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/‘also’)

• मत्तालिकुलघुष्टैः: with (trees) resounding with swarms of intoxicated bees
• मत्तालिकुलघुष्टैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मत्त (प्रातिपदिक) + आलि (प्रातिपदिक) + कुल (प्रातिपदिक) + घुष्ट (कृदन्त; घुष् धातु, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; समासः: (मत्त-आलि-कुल)-घुष्ट = 'hummed by swarms of intoxicated bees' (तत्पुरुष/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष + क्त-विशेषण)

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

• भूधरः: the mountain
• भूधरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूधर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• भाति: shines/appears
• भाति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान/present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• सर्वतः: everywhere/on all sides
• सर्वतः: Desha (Spatial adjunct/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वतः (अव्यय; सर्व + तस्)
• Form: अव्यय (दिक्/परिमाणवाचक; 'on all sides')

Speaker

Narrator (within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A mountain radiant on all sides, thick with kuṭaja, kovidāra, kadamba, and kuraba blossoms; the air vibrates with the humming of intoxicated bees.

Characters & Entities

• Kuṭaja
• Kovidāra
• Kadamba
• Kuraba
• Bees (ālī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The harmony of blossoms and bees symbolizes a dharmic order where the environment itself participates in auspiciousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The mountain-region within Prabhāsa-kṣetra is praised as radiant and life-filled.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; the passage serves as māhātmya—glorification that inspires pilgrimage and reverence.