Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

उद्यानैश्चैव विविधैः कदलीखण्डमण्डितैः । पनसैर्बकुलैश्चैवाम्रातैराम्रैश्च चम्पकैः

Transliteration

udyānaiścaiva vividhaiḥ kadalīkhaṇḍamaṇḍitaiḥ | panasairbakulaiścaivāmrātairāmraiśca campakaiḥ

Translation

ते नगर विविध उद्यानांनी युक्त होते, केळीच्या कुंजांनी मंडित; फणस, बकुळ, आंब्याच्या वाड्या, आंबे व चाफ्याच्या फुलांनी सुशोभित होते.

Word by Word

• उद्यानैः: with gardens
• उद्यानैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/also
• एव: Particle (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• विविधैः: various
• विविधैः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; उद्यानैः इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• कदलीखण्डमण्डितैः: adorned with groves of banana trees
• कदलीखण्डमण्डितैः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कदली + खण्ड + मण्डित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; (उद्यानैः) इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्; समासः—कदलीखण्डेन मण्डितैः (तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः)

• पनसैः: with jackfruit trees
• पनसैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पनस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• बकुलैः: with bakula trees
• बकुलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• एव: also
• एव: Particle (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण

• अम्रातैः: with mango-groves
• अम्रातैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्रात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘आम्रात’ = mango-grove/cluster of mango trees

• आम्रैः: with mango trees
• आम्रैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आम्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• चम्पकैः: with campaka trees
• चम्पकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चम्पक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya (contextual continuation)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A King (rājan)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Panoramic garden-scape: banana groves, jackfruit, bakula, mango trees and mango orchards, campaka blossoms; pathways leading toward city squares.

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Andhaka (contextual)
• Revā region (contextual)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Prosperity is portrayed through harmony with nature; Purāṇic dharma often links righteous order with flourishing gardens and auspicious abundance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named; the broader setting is the Revā (Narmadā) sacred region in the Skanda Purāṇa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; this is descriptive imagery.