Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

कल्पवृक्षं तथाऽगारं वैडूर्यं पर्वतोत्तमम् । श्रीदैत्यसूदनं देवं मार्कंडेयं महामुनिम्

Transliteration

kalpavṛkṣaṃ tathā'gāraṃ vaiḍūryaṃ parvatottamam | śrīdaityasūdanaṃ devaṃ mārkaṃḍeyaṃ mahāmunim

Translation

ਕਲਪਵ੍ਰਿਕਸ਼ (ਇੱਛਾ-ਪੂਰਕ ਰੁੱਖ), ਅਤੇ ਪਵਿੱਤਰ ਨਿਵਾਸ; ਵੈਡੂਰ੍ਯ—ਪਹਾੜਾਂ ਵਿਚ ਸ਼੍ਰੇਸ਼ਠ; ਪੂਜਨੀਯ ਦੇਵ ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਦੈਤ੍ਯਸੂਦਨ; ਅਤੇ ਮਹਾਮੁਨੀ ਮਾਰਕੰਡੇਯ।

Word by Word

• कल्पवृक्षम्: the wish-fulfilling tree
• कल्पवृक्षम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्प-वृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘कल्पस्य वृक्षः’ (wish-fulfilling tree)

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

• अगारम्: a house; dwelling
• अगारम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अगार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• वैडूर्यम्: vaidūrya (cat’s-eye gem/beryl)
• वैडूर्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैडूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• पर्वतोत्तमम्: the best mountain
• पर्वतोत्तमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत-उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (best mountain)

• श्रीदैत्यसूदनम्: the revered Daityasūdana
• श्रीदैत्यसूदनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री-दैत्यसूदन (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘श्री’ उपपद-विशेषण + दैत्यसूदन

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• मार्कण्डेयम्: Mārkaṇḍeya
• मार्कण्डेयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्कण्डेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• महामुनिम्: the great sage
• महामुनिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-मुनि (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (great sage)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (continued discourse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (specific markers within it)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A panoramic sacred map: a radiant wish-fulfilling tree, a sanctified building/abode, a jewel-like mountain labeled Vaiḍūrya, a revered deity Daityasūdana in icon form, and sage Mārkaṇḍeya seated in tapas; all connected by a pilgrim path.

Characters & Entities

• Kalpavṛkṣa
• Vaiḍūrya (mountain)
• Daityasūdana
• Mārkaṇḍeya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Prabhāsa is mapped as a living sacred landscape—deity, sage, mountain, and tree together form a field of merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Daityasūdana’s kṣetra within Prabhāsa, including landmarks like the Kalpavṛkṣa and Vaiḍūrya mountain.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse enumerates sacred entities and locations for remembrance and pilgrimage focus.