Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 79

Devanagari script

तत्र तालास्तमालाश्च पिप्पलाः पनसास्तथा । सदैव फलपुष्पाश्चा दृश्यंते सुमनोरमाः

Transliteration

tatra tālāstamālāśca pippalāḥ panasāstathā | sadaiva phalapuṣpāścā dṛśyaṃte sumanoramāḥ

Translation

ထိုနေရာ၌ ထန်းပင်များ၊ တမာလာပင်များ၊ သန့်ရှင်းသော ပိပ္ပလာပင်များနှင့် ပနသပင်များ ရှိကြပြီး၊ အမြဲတမ်း အသီးပန်းများဖြင့် တင့်တယ်လှပစွာ မြင်တွေ့ရသည်။

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Locative setting/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (स्थानवाचक अव्यय/adverb of place)

• तालाः: palm trees
• तालाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ताल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• तमालाः: tamal trees
• तमालाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तमाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

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

• पिप्पलाः: pipal (fig) trees
• पिप्पलाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिप्पल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• पनसाः: jackfruit trees
• पनसाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पनस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/तुल्यताबोधक; here: 'also')

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kala (Temporal adjunct/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक/adverb of time)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निश्चय/अवधारण/particle of emphasis)

• फलपुष्पाः: (bearing) fruits and flowers
• फलपुष्पाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक) + पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्वसमास (फल + पुष्प) = 'fruits and flowers' (as qualifier)

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

• दृश्यन्ते: are seen
• दृश्यन्ते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान/present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• सुमनोरमाः: very delightful
• सुमनोरमाः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/प्रादि) + मनोरम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (intensified by सु-)

Speaker

Narrator (within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A panoramic grove: palmyra, tamāla, pippala, and jackfruit trees, perpetually laden with fruits and blossoms, forming an enchanting sacred woodland.

Characters & Entities

• Tāla
• Tamāla
• Pippala (Aśvattha)
• Panasa (Jackfruit)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In a mahā-tīrtha, nature itself becomes a sign of merit—ever-fruitful trees mirror the kṣetra’s inexhaustible auspiciousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra is celebrated through its sacred, ever-flourishing groves.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is given; the verse supports tīrtha-sevā through reverent viewing and dwelling in sacred groves.