Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

अजगासनगागुच्छा इंगुदीकोरवेंगुदाः । ब्रह्मवृक्षाः कुरुबकाः करंजाः पुत्रजीविनः

Transliteration

ajagāsanagāgucchā iṃgudīkoraveṃgudāḥ | brahmavṛkṣāḥ kurubakāḥ karaṃjāḥ putrajīvinaḥ

Translation

അവിടെ അജഗാസനം, ഗാ വൃക്ഷങ്ങളുടെ കൂട്ടങ്ങൾ, ഇംഗുദി, കോരവ, എംഗുദ; കൂടാതെ ബ്രഹ്മവൃക്ഷങ്ങൾ, കുരുബക, കരഞ്ജ, പുത്രജീവക എന്നിവയും ഉണ്ട്।

Word by Word

• अजगासनगागुच्छाः: clusters of ajagāsana and gā (plants/trees)
• अजगासनगागुच्छाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अजगासन + गा + गुच्छ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (अजगासन-गा-गुच्छ = 'clusters of ajagāsana and gā')

• इंगुदीकोरवेंगुदाः: iṅgudī, korava, and iṅguda (trees)
• इंगुदीकोरवेंगुदाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इंगुदी + कोरव + इंगुद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (इंगुदी-कोरव-इंगुदाः)

• ब्रह्मवृक्षाः: brahma-trees (sacred trees)
• ब्रह्मवृक्षाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + वृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ब्रह्मणः वृक्षाः)

• कुरुबकाः: kurubaka trees
• कुरुबकाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरुबक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• करंजाः: karañja trees
• करंजाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: करंज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• पुत्रजीविनः: putrajīvin (a tree name)
• पुत्रजीविनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र + जीविन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पुत्रस्य जीविनः)

Speaker

Sārasvata (continuing description)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Raivataka-vana (Vastrāpatha-kṣetra vicinity)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dense grove segment with iṅgudī shrubs, karañja trees with clustered leaves, kurubaka blossoms, and putrajīvaka; a quiet hermitage-like clearing suggesting protection and fertility symbolism.

Characters & Entities

• Raivataka forest
• Karañja
• Putrajīvaka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Enumerating sacred flora underscores the tīrtha as a living sanctum—fit for worship, vows, and spiritual striving.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Raivataka forest region within Prabhāsa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is descriptive, not prescriptive.