Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

तथैवाम्रकपित्थाद्यैरशोकैरुपशोभिता । आरामैर्विविधैर्युक्ता सर्वर्तुफलपादपैः

Transliteration

tathaivāmrakapitthādyairaśokairupaśobhitā | ārāmairvividhairyuktā sarvartuphalapādapaiḥ

Translation

അതുപോലെ ആ പുരി മാവ്, കപിത്തം മുതലായ വൃക്ഷങ്ങളാലും അശോകവൃക്ഷങ്ങളാലും ശോഭിതമാണ്. നാനാവിധ ഉദ്യാനങ്ങളാൽ യുക്തമായി, സർവ്വഋതുക്കളിലും ഫലം തരുന്ന വൃക്ഷങ്ങളാൽ പരിപൂർണ്ണമാണ്।

Word by Word

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: 'thus/likewise')

• eva: indeed, just
• eva: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• āmra: mango (tree)
• āmra: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषणाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āmra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासाङ्ग)

• kapittha: wood-apple (tree)
• kapittha: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषणाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kapittha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासाङ्ग)

• ādyaiḥ: and others
• ādyaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (instrumental plural) — 'आदि' = 'and others'

• aśokaiḥ: with aśoka trees
• aśokaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aśoka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (masculine, instrumental, plural)

• upaśobhitā: beautified
• upaśobhitā: Visheshya (Predicate adjective/विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: upa-√śubh (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (feminine, nominative, singular)

• ārāmaiḥ: with gardens/groves
• ārāmaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ārāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (masculine, instrumental, plural)

• vividhaiḥ: various
• vividhaiḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण, पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (adjective, masculine, instrumental, plural)

• yuktā: endowed, furnished
• yuktā: Visheshya (Predicate adjective/विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √yuj (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (feminine, nominative, singular)

• sarva: all
• sarva: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषणाङ्ग)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक — समासाङ्ग

• ṛtu: season
• ṛtu: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषणाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛtu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक — समासाङ्ग

• phala: fruit
• phala: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषणाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक — समासाङ्ग

• pādapaiḥ: with fruit-bearing trees of all seasons
• pādapaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pādapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (masculine, instrumental, plural); समासः: सर्व-ऋतु-फल-पादप (determinative)

Speaker

Brahmā (deduced for Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa narrative context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A panoramic view of Ayodhyā’s royal gardens: mango and wood-apple trees, aśoka groves, and layered orchards bearing fruits in every season; pathways with pilgrims and residents moving calmly under shade.

Characters & Entities

• Ayodhyā
• āmra (mango)
• aśoka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Prosperity aligned with dharma is shown through orderly gardens and life-sustaining abundance, supporting worship and hospitality.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ayodhyā, praised for its gardens and auspicious, fruit-laden trees.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None stated; the emphasis is on the sacred city’s auspicious environment that nurtures dhārmic living.