Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 181

Devanagari script

वस्त्राणि च प्रसूयंते फलान्याभरणानि च । तेष्वेव जायते तासां गंधवर्णरसान्वितम्

Transliteration

vastrāṇi ca prasūyaṃte phalānyābharaṇāni ca | teṣveva jāyate tāsāṃ gaṃdhavarṇarasānvitam

Translation

ครั้นแล้ว เครื่องนุ่งห่มก็อุบัติขึ้น ทั้งผลไม้และเครื่องประดับด้วย และในสิ่งเหล่านั้นเอง สำหรับพวกเขาได้บังเกิดสิ่งที่ประกอบด้วยกลิ่น สี และรส

Word by Word

• वस्त्राणि: garments
• वस्त्राणि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

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

• प्रसूयन्ते: are produced; come forth
• प्रसूयन्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रसू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• फलानि: fruits
• फलानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• आभरणानि: ornaments
• आभरणानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आभरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

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

• तेषु: in them
• तेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed; only
• एव: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (particle: just/only)

• जायते: is born; arises
• जायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• तासाम्: of them
• तासाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• गन्ध-वर्ण-रस-अन्वितम्: endowed with fragrance, color, and taste
• गन्ध-वर्ण-रस-अन्वितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + रस (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक; अन्वि-धातोः क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन; (गन्ध + वर्ण + रस) इति द्वन्द्वसमासः, ततः 'अन्वित' (क्तान्त) इति विशेषणम्

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: First emergence of garments, fruits, and ornaments; the air seems perfumed; colors intensify in the world; beings hold flowers/fruits and newly woven cloth, admiring fragrance and hue.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The growth of sensory objects (color, fragrance, taste) marks increasing outwardness; dharma asks that enjoyment be governed by restraint and gratitude rather than craving.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is mentioned; the focus is on the unfolding of worldly conditions across time.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit vrata, dāna, snāna, or japa is prescribed in this verse.