Shloka 72 - Adhyaya 67 - Reva Khanda - Avanti Khanda | Telugu | Vedapath

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Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 72

Devanagari script

श्रीवृक्षैश्च कपित्थैश्च शिरीषैर्राजचम्पकैः । श्रीफलैश्च तथा तालैः कदम्बोदुम्बरैस्तथा

Transliteration

śrīvṛkṣaiśca kapitthaiśca śirīṣairrājacampakaiḥ | śrīphalaiśca tathā tālaiḥ kadambodumbaraistathā

Translation

అది శ్రీవృక్షాలు, కపిత్థాలు, శిరీషాలు, రాజచంపకాలు; శ్రీఫలాలు, తాళవృక్షాలు; అలాగే కదంబ, ఉదుంబర వృక్షాలతో శోభిల్లింది.

Word by Word

श्रीवृक्षैःwith śrī-trees (sacred/auspicious trees)

चand

कपित्थैःwith wood-apple trees

शिरीषैःwith śirīṣa trees

राजचम्पकैःwith royal champaka trees

श्रीफलैःwith śrī-fruit trees (e.g., bilva/auspicious fruit)

तथाalso/likewise

तालैःwith palm trees

कदम्बोदुम्बरैःwith kadamba and udumbara trees

तथाalso

श्रीवृक्षैः चwith śrī-trees and

कपित्थैः चwith kapittha trees and

शिरीषैः राजचम्पकैःwith śirīṣas (and) royal champakas

श्रीफलैः चwith śrī-fruits and

कदम्बोदुम्बरैः तथाwith kadambas and udumbaras also

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.