Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 72

Devanagari script

श्रीवृक्षैश्च कपित्थैश्च शिरीषैर्राजचम्पकैः । श्रीफलैश्च तथा तालैः कदम्बोदुम्बरैस्तथा

Transliteration

śrīvṛkṣaiśca kapitthaiśca śirīṣairrājacampakaiḥ | śrīphalaiśca tathā tālaiḥ kadambodumbaraistathā

Translation

ସେଠା ଶ୍ରୀବୃକ୍ଷ ଓ କପିତ୍ଥ, ଶିରୀଷ ଓ ରାଜଚମ୍ପକ; ଶ୍ରୀଫଳ ଓ ତାଳବୃକ୍ଷ; ଏବଂ କଦମ୍ବ ଓ ଉଦୁମ୍ବର ଦ୍ୱାରା ମଧ୍ୟ ଶୋଭିତ ଥିଲା।

Word by Word

• श्रीवृक्षैः: with śrī-trees (sacred/auspicious trees)
• श्रीवृक्षैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीवृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• कपित्थैः: with wood-apple trees
• कपित्थैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपित्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• शिरीषैः: with śirīṣa trees
• शिरीषैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरीष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• राजचम्पकैः: with royal champaka trees
• राजचम्पकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज (प्रातिपदिक) + चम्पक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमासः (राजा इव/श्रेष्ठः चम्पकः); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• श्रीफलैः: with śrī-fruit trees (e.g., bilva/auspicious fruit)
• श्रीफलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीफल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (also/likewise)

• तालैः: with palm trees
• तालैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ताल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• कदम्बोदुम्बरैः: with kadamba and udumbara trees
• कदम्बोदुम्बरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कदम्ब (प्रातिपदिक) + उदुम्बर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्वसमासः (कदम्बाश्च उदुम्बराश्च); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (also)

• श्रीवृक्षैः च: with śrī-trees and
• श्रीवृक्षैः च: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीवृक्षैः + च (सन्धि)
• Form: सन्धिः: श्रीवृक्षैः + च → श्रीवृक्षैश्च

• कपित्थैः च: with kapittha trees and
• कपित्थैः च: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपित्थैः + च (सन्धि)
• Form: सन्धिः: कपित्थैः + च → कपित्थैश्च

• शिरीषैः राजचम्पकैः: with śirīṣas (and) royal champakas
• शिरीषैः राजचम्पकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरीषैः + राजचम्पकैः (पदच्छेद)
• Form: तृतीया बहुवचन-द्वयम्; समुच्चय

• श्रीफलैः च: with śrī-fruits and
• श्रीफलैः च: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीफलैः + च (सन्धि)
• Form: सन्धिः: श्रीफलैः + च → श्रीफलैश्च

• कदम्बोदुम्बरैः तथा: with kadambas and udumbaras also
• कदम्बोदुम्बरैः तथा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कदम्बोदुम्बरैः + तथा (पदच्छेद)
• Form: तृतीया बहुवचन + अव्यय; समुच्चय

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative voice within Revā Khaṇḍa; speaker not explicit in excerpt)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A panoramic botanical catalogue: śrī-trees, kapittha, śirīṣa, rāja-campaka, śrīphala, tāla palms, kadamba and udumbara forming layered canopies around pathways and water.

Characters & Entities

• Kapittha
• Śirīṣa
• Campaka
• Tāla
• Kadamba
• Udumbara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha’s greatness is conveyed through auspicious natural signs—sacred trees signal sanctity and divine presence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā Khaṇḍa’s sacred locale being described as a divine garden-grove associated with the ongoing tīrtha narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is descriptive.