Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

मल्लिकोत्पलपुष्पैश्च पाटलापारिजातकैः । चूतचंपकपित्थैश्च श्रीफलैः पनसैस्तथा

Transliteration

mallikotpalapuṣpaiśca pāṭalāpārijātakaiḥ | cūtacaṃpakapitthaiśca śrīphalaiḥ panasaistathā

Translation

मल्लिका (जाई) व उत्पल (कमळ) पुष्पांनी, पाटला व पारिजाताने, तसेच आंबा, चंपक, कैथ, श्रीफळ (नारळ) आणि पनस (फणस) यांनी ते वन अलंकृत आहे.

Word by Word

• mallikotpalapuṣpaiḥ: with jasmine and lotus flowers
• mallikotpalapuṣpaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mallikā-utpala-puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (co-ordinative)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• pāṭalāpārijātakaiḥ: with pāṭalā and pārijātaka (trees/flowers)
• pāṭalāpārijātakaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāṭalā-pārijātaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया; बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व

• cūtacaṃpakapitthaiḥ: with mango, campaka, and wood-apple (pittha) trees
• cūtacaṃpakapitthaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cūta-caṃpaka-pittha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया; बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• śrīphalaiḥ: with śrīphala (coconut) fruits/trees
• śrīphalaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī-phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया; बहुवचन

• panasaiḥ: with jackfruit trees
• panasaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: panasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया; बहुवचन

• tathā: also; likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/उपमानार्थक (also/likewise)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (continued narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mahāsiddhivana (Prabhāsa-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A lush sacred orchard-grove: jasmine garlands drape branches; lotus blooms appear in nearby ponds; pāṭalā and pārijāta blossoms scatter like offerings; mango and wood-apple trees heavy with fruit; coconut palms and jackfruit trees rise tall, suggesting coastal-western abundance.

Characters & Entities

• Mallikā
• Utpala
• Pāṭalā
• Pārijāta
• Cūta (mango)
• Pittha
• Śrīphala (coconut)
• Panasa (jackfruit)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha’s sanctity is portrayed through auspicious abundance—flowers and fruit-bearing trees reflecting nourishment, beauty, and divine presence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Devikā/Kāmika kṣetra in Prabhāsa-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse catalogs sacred flora and fruit trees as part of the māhātmya description.