Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

कदंबो मंदरे ज्ञेयोजंबुर्वै गंधमादने । अश्वत्थो विपुले चैव सुपार्श्वेच वटोमतः

Transliteration

kadaṃbo maṃdare jñeyojaṃburvai gaṃdhamādane | aśvattho vipule caiva supārśveca vaṭomataḥ

Translation

مندر پر کدمب کا درخت جاننا چاہیے؛ گندھمادن پر یقیناً جمبو کا درخت ہے۔ وِپُل پر اشوتھ ہے، اور سُپارشو پر وٹ (برگد) کا درخت مانا گیا ہے۔

Word by Word

• कदंबः: kadamba tree
• कदंबः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कदम्ब (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मंदरे: on Mandara
• मंदरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मंदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ज्ञेयः: is to be known (as)
• ज्ञेयः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √ज्ञा (धातु) + यत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जंबुः: jambu tree / rose-apple
• जंबुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जम्बू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (indeed)

• गंधमादने: on Gandhamādana
• गंधमादने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धमादन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अश्वत्थः: aśvattha (peepal) tree
• अश्वत्थः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्वत्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विपुले: on Vipula
• विपुले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विपुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (only/indeed)

• सुपार्श्वे: on Supārśva
• सुपार्श्वे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुपार्श्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• वटः: banyan tree
• वटः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मतः: is considered, is held to be
• मतः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मन् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle used predicatively), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगार्थ (is considered)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mandara-Kadamba; Gandhamādana-Jambu; Vipula-Aśvattha; Supārśva-Vaṭa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Four mountains each crowned or marked by a signature tree: fragrant Kadamba on Mandara, vast Jambu on Gandhamādana with heavy fruits, sacred Aśvattha with heart-shaped leaves on Vipula, ancient Vaṭa with aerial roots on Supārśva; Meru implied at center beyond.

Characters & Entities

• Mandara
• Gandhamādana
• Vipula
• Supārśva
• Kadamba
• Jambu
• Aśvattha
• Vaṭa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It presents nature—especially sacred trees—as part of a sanctified cosmic order, worthy of respect and remembrance in dharmic life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single pilgrimage site is singled out; the verse links sacred flora to cosmic mountains within Jambūdvīpa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; however, mentioning sacred trees often supports later practices of veneration (namaskāra, pradakṣiṇā) in Purāṇic tradition.