Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 78

Devanagari script

पुष्पितैः फलितैर्वृक्षैः समंतात्परिवेष्टितम् । विचित्रैर्मधुरारावैर्नादितं विहगोत्तमैः

Transliteration

puṣpitaiḥ phalitairvṛkṣaiḥ samaṃtātpariveṣṭitam | vicitrairmadhurārāvairnāditaṃ vihagottamaiḥ

Translation

وہ ہر طرف سے پھولوں اور پھلوں سے لدے درختوں میں گھرا ہوا تھا، اور بہترین پرندوں کی طرح طرح کی شیریں آوازوں سے گونج رہا تھا۔

Word by Word

• puṣpitaiḥ: flowering
• puṣpitaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of vṛkṣaiḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṣpita (पुष्पित प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental, 3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषण (वृक्षैः)

• phalitaiḥ: fruit-bearing
• phalitaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of vṛkṣaiḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: phalita (फलित प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (वृक्षैः)

• vṛkṣaiḥ: by trees
• vṛkṣaiḥ: Karta (Agent in passive: pariveṣṭitam)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛkṣa (वृक्ष प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental, 3rd), बहुवचन

• samaṃtāt: all around
• samaṃtāt: Deśādhikaraṇa (Spatial adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samantāt (समन्तात् अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सर्वतोभावे (adverb: all around)

• pariveṣṭitam: enclosed/surrounded
• pariveṣṭitam: Kriyā (Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari√veṣṭ (वेष्ट् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि (enclosed)

• vicitraiḥ: variegated/wondrous
• vicitraiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vicitra (विचित्र प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (मधुरारावैः)

• madhura-ārāvaiḥ: by sweet calls
• madhura-ārāvaiḥ: Karta (Agent in passive: nāditam)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhura (मधुर) + ārāva (आराव)
• Form: समास: मधुराराव (कर्मधारय: ‘sweet cries’); पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental, 3rd), बहुवचन

• nāditam: resounded
• nāditam: Kriyā (Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √nad (नद् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि (resounded)

• vihaga-uttamaiḥ: by the best of birds
• vihaga-uttamaiḥ: Karta (Agent in passive: nāditam)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vihaga (विहग) + uttama (उत्तम)
• Form: समास: विहगोत्तम (तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय: ‘excellent birds’); पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Sūta (narrative continuation implied)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ring of blossoming, fruit-laden trees around a lakeside hermitage; the air vibrates with layered, sweet birdsong from many species.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A purified, dharmic place naturally manifests harmony—abundance in trees and sweetness in sound reflect inner and outer auspiciousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse praises the ashram’s grove-like setting near the lake; it does not name the tīrtha explicitly.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a mahatmya-style portrayal of the holy ambience that supports worship and austerity.