Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

सर्वतः फलरत्नाढ्यान्सर्वतः कुसुमोज्ज्वलान् । अपश्यत्पादपांश्चैव विहगैरनुमोदितान्

Transliteration

sarvataḥ phalaratnāḍhyānsarvataḥ kusumojjvalān | apaśyatpādapāṃścaiva vihagairanumoditān

Translation

ہر طرف اس نے ایسے درخت دیکھے جو گویا جواہر جیسے پھلوں سے لدے تھے، اور ہر سمت پھولوں کی تابانی سے روشن تھے—یوں لگتا تھا جیسے پرندے ان کی مدح و ستائش کر رہے ہوں۔

Word by Word

• sarvataḥ: on all sides
• sarvataḥ: Desha-adhikarana (Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सर्वदिक्/सर्वतः (from all sides/everywhere)

• phala-ratna-āḍhyān: rich with fruits and gems
• phala-ratna-āḍhyān: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक) + ratna (प्रातिपदिक) + āḍhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (फलैः रत्नैश्च आढ्याः)

• sarvataḥ: on all sides
• sarvataḥ: Desha-adhikarana (Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्त्या सर्वदिक्-व्याप्तिः

• kusuma-ujjvalān: bright with blossoms
• kusuma-ujjvalān: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kusuma (प्रातिपदिक) + ujjvala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (कुसुमैः उज्ज्वलाः)

• apaśyat: saw
• apaśyat: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• pādapān: trees
• pādapān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pādapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/निश्चयार्थक (indeed/just)

• vihagaiḥ: by birds
• vihagaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vihaga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• anumoditān: approved/cheered (by)
• anumoditān: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anumodita (कृदन्त, anu-√mud मुद् ‘to rejoice/approve’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त); विशेषणम् (pādapān)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Radiant flowering trees heavy with jewel-like fruits; birds flutter and sing as if praising the grove; sunlight dapples the path of the traveler.

Characters & Entities

• Trees (pādapa)
• Birds (vihaga)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Abundance in sacred terrain symbolizes divine favor—holy landscapes are depicted as naturally generous and auspicious.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The blessed woodland of the Raivata-garden setting within the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.