Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 23

Devanagari script

अथाकस्मादशोकस्य संजातः पुष्पसंचयः । तिलकस्य च चूतस्य मंजर्यः समुपस्थिताः

Transliteration

athākasmādaśokasya saṃjātaḥ puṣpasaṃcayaḥ | tilakasya ca cūtasya maṃjaryaḥ samupasthitāḥ

Translation

అప్పుడు అకస్మాత్తుగా అశోక వృక్షంలో పుష్పసమూహం వికసించింది; తిలకము మరియు మామిడి చెట్లలో కూడా మంజరులు బయలుదేరాయి.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then)

• आकस्मात्: suddenly
• आकस्मात्: Sambandha (Modifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आकस्मात् (अव्यय)
• Form: आकस्मिकत्ववाचक-अव्यय (adverb: suddenly)

• अशोकस्य: of the Aśoka tree
• अशोकस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aśoka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• संजातः: arisen/produced
• संजातः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-जन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; उपसर्गः सम्-

• पुष्पसंचयः: a mass/cluster of flowers
• पुष्पसंचयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa + saṃcaya (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पुष्पाणां संचयः)

• तिलकस्य: of the Tilaka tree
• तिलकस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tilaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

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

• चूतस्य: of the mango tree
• चूतस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• मञ्जर्यः: blossom-clusters
• मञ्जर्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mañjarī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• समुपस्थिताः: appeared/presented themselves
• समुपस्थिताः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उप-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; उपसर्गौ सम्-उप-

Speaker

Narrator (contextual)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A forest suddenly erupts into spring: aśoka laden with blossoms; tilaka and mango sprout fresh buds; the air becomes fragrant and visually saturated, signaling Vasantā’s arrival and the impending stirring of desire.

Characters & Entities

• Aśoka tree
• Tilaka tree
• Mango (Cūta)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Nature responds to cosmic forces; in Purāṇic sacred geography, seasonal signs often signal the unfolding of destiny around a holy site.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse provides environmental description around Jābāli’s locale, but does not specify the tīrtha name in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a descriptive verse highlighting Vasanta’s effect.