Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 60
नातिपुष्पफलैर्युक्ता वृक्षाश्चापिसुरेश्वर । सस्यानि तानि जायन्ते तत्र चोप्तानिकर्षुकैः
nātipuṣpaphalairyuktā vṛkṣāścāpisureśvara | sasyāni tāni jāyante tatra coptānikarṣukaiḥ
اے دیوتاؤں کے مالک، درخت بھی پھولوں اور پھلوں سے حد سے زیادہ لَدے ہوئے نہیں ہوتے۔ وہاں کھیتی وہی اُگتی ہے جو کاشتکار بوئیں۔
Skanda (deduced)
Type: kshetra
Listener: sureśvara/sura-śreṣṭha (vocative)
Scene: A semi-arid grove with trees bearing moderate blossoms and fruit; farmers sowing and ploughing; the narrator addresses the lord of gods, indicating that crops arise from cultivated seed, not spontaneous plenty.
FAQs
It conveys that nature’s abundance becomes moderated; human effort (cultivation) is required, reflecting dharma’s reduced support.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse.
None; it describes worldly conditions rather than prescribing rites.