Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

वृक्षैरनेकधा युंक्ते लतागुल्मैः सुशोभितम् । सदा पुण्यप्रदं तच्च सदा फलसमन्वितम्

Transliteration

vṛkṣairanekadhā yuṃkte latāgulmaiḥ suśobhitam | sadā puṇyapradaṃ tacca sadā phalasamanvitam

Translation

பலவகை மரங்களால் நிறைந்ததும், கொடிகள் புதர்களால் அழகுபெற்றதும் அந்தத் தலம். அது எப்போதும் புண்ணியம் அளிப்பதும், எப்போதும் கனிகளால் செழிப்பதும் ஆகும்।

Word by Word

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

• अनेकधा: in many ways/variously
• अनेकधा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनेकधा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: in many ways)

• युङ्क्ते: joins/arranges/provides
• युङ्क्ते: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• लतागुल्मैः: with creepers and shrubs
• लतागुल्मैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लता + गुल्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (लताश्च गुल्माश्च); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• सुशोभितम्: well-adorned/beautifully decorated
• सुशोभितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + शोभित (कृदन्त; √शुभ्/शोभ्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (कस्यचित्) विशेषणम्

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• पुण्यप्रदम्: bestowing merit
• पुण्यप्रदम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (पुण्यं प्रददाति); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तत्: that (it)
• तत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; अन्वयः: तत् (वस्तु/स्थानम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• फलसमन्वितम्: endowed with fruits
• फलसमन्वितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: फल + समन्वित (कृदन्त; सम्+अनु+√इ/√वृ?)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (फलैः समन्वितम् = endowed with fruits); भूतकृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator/teacher voice (contextual speaker not explicit in this verse; within Dharmāraṇya Māhātmya narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A lush sacred grove filled with diverse trees, flowering creepers, and shrubs; fruit-laden branches and a gentle path indicating a pilgrimage forest; subtle aura of sanctity.

Characters & Entities

• Dharmāraṇya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A holy kṣetra is recognized not only by ritual power but also by auspicious, life-giving abundance in nature.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya, praised as a perpetually meritorious and fruitful sacred grove.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed here; the verse describes the auspicious qualities of the kṣetra.