Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

हनूमन्तवने प्राप्तः शतक्रोशप्रमाणके । चिञ्चिणीवनशोभाढ्ये कदम्बतरुसंकुले

Transliteration

hanūmantavane prāptaḥ śatakrośapramāṇake | ciñciṇīvanaśobhāḍhye kadambatarusaṃkule

Translation

நூறு குரோசம் பரவிய ஹனூமந்தவனத்தை அவன் அடைந்தான்—புளியமரத் தோப்புகளின் அழகால் விளங்கியும், கடம்ப மரங்களால் அடர்ந்தும் இருந்தது.

Word by Word

• हनूमन्तवने: in Hanūmant’s forest
• हनूमन्तवने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनूमन्त् (प्रातिपदिक) + वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्; सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (हनूमतः वनम्)

• प्राप्तः: reached
• प्राप्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्तः—क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः; पुल्लिङ्गम्, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; अर्थः—'प्राप्तः' (having reached)

• शतक्रोशप्रमाणके: in (a region) measuring a hundred krośas
• शतक्रोशप्रमाणके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक) + क्रोश (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रमाणक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचनम्; (स्थाने) विशेषणम्; 'शतक्रोशं प्रमाणं यस्य तत्'—प्रमाणक (measuring)

• चिञ्चिणीवनशोभाढ्ये: in (a place) rich in the beauty of the ciñciṇī grove
• चिञ्चिणीवनशोभाढ्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चिञ्चिणी (प्रातिपदिक) + वन (प्रातिपदिक) + शोभा (प्रातिपदिक) + आढ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचनम्; (स्थाने) विशेषणम्; 'चिञ्चिणीवनस्य शोभया आढ्ये' (rich in the beauty of the ciñciṇī-grove)

• कदम्बतरुसंकुले: in (a place) crowded with kadamba trees
• कदम्बतरुसंकुले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कदम्ब (प्रातिपदिक) + तरु (प्रातिपदिक) + संकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचनम्; (स्थाने) विशेषणम्; 'कदम्बतरुभिः संकुले' (crowded with kadamba trees)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced for Skanda Purāṇa narrative frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hanūmantavana

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A colossal sacred forest stretching to the horizon; tamarind groves and kadamba clusters; subtle iconographic hint of Hanumān—perhaps a small shrine, a saffron flag, or a monkey silhouette on a branch.

Characters & Entities

• Hanūmantavana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic sacred geography sanctifies even forests; named landscapes like Hanūmantavana become moral stages where dharma is awakened.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Hanūmantavana is highlighted as a significant sacred forest locale within the Revā Khaṇḍa’s Narmadā-region narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a topographical and devotional description of the forest.