Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 100

Devanagari script

एष रत्नमयो लोक एताश्चारुदृशोऽबलाः । एते कल्पद्रुमाः सर्वे वाप्योमृतरसांभसः

Transliteration

eṣa ratnamayo loka etāścārudṛśo'balāḥ | ete kalpadrumāḥ sarve vāpyomṛtarasāṃbhasaḥ

Translation

یہ جہان جواہرات سے بنا ہے؛ یہ عورتیں نہایت دل فریب ہیں۔ یہ سب کے سب کَلب درخت ہیں، اور یہ تالاب ایسے پانی سے بھرے ہیں جس کا ذائقہ امرت جیسا ہے۔

Word by Word

• eṣaḥ: this
• eṣaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (demonstrative: this)

• ratna-mayaḥ: made of jewels
• ratna-mayaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ratna (प्रातिपदिक) + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• lokaḥ: world/realm
• lokaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• etāḥ: these
• etāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• cāru-dṛśaḥ: beautiful-eyed/beautiful-looking
• cāru-dṛśaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cāru (प्रातिपदिक) + dṛś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (cāru-dṛś = beautiful-looking)

• abalāḥ: women
• abalāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abalā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• ete: these
• ete: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• kalpa-drumāḥ: wish-fulfilling trees
• kalpa-drumāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalpa (प्रातिपदिक) + druma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• sarve: all
• sarve: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• vāpyaḥ: ponds/tanks
• vāpyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāpī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• amṛta-rasa-ambhasaḥ: with water of nectar-like essence
• amṛta-rasa-ambhasaḥ: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive attribute/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: amṛta (प्रातिपदिक) + rasa (प्रातिपदिक) + ambhas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; बहुवचनार्थे समास-विशेषण (of nectar-juice water)

Speaker

Takṣaka (contextual continuation; verse is descriptive, likely spoken to the prince)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ratna-loka / Kalpadruma-vana (descriptive realm)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A resplendent jeweled realm: gem-studded ground and palaces, graceful celestial women, rows of kalpadruma trees laden with gifts, lotus ponds shimmering with nectar-like water; a subtle undertone of temptation/illusion.

Characters & Entities

• Takṣaka
• Kalpadruma
• Amṛta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic narratives contrast dazzling realms and pleasures with the higher pursuit of ultimate truth—often preparing the listener to choose liberation over luxury.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No earthly tīrtha is named; it describes a marvelous realm (loka), likely within Nāga-associated sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a descriptive passage setting the scene.