Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

चंपकान्सप्तपर्णांश्च कर्णिकारान्सुमालतीः । पारिजातान्कोविदारा न्मन्दारेन्दीवरांस्तथा

Transliteration

caṃpakānsaptaparṇāṃśca karṇikārānsumālatīḥ | pārijātānkovidārā nmandārendīvarāṃstathā

Translation

وہاں چمپک اور سَپت پَرْن کے درخت، کرنیکار اور خوشبودار مالتی کی بیلیں تھیں؛ نیز پاریجات اور کوودار، اور ساتھ ہی مندار اور نیلے اندیور—اس مقدّس منظر کو آراستہ کرتے تھے۔

Word by Word

• चंपकान्: campaka trees
• चंपकान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चंपक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सप्तपर्णान्: saptaparṇa trees
• सप्तपर्णान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्तपर्ण (प्रातिपदिक); सप्त (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + पर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; द्विगु-समास (संख्यापूर्वक)

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

• कर्णिकारान्: karṇikāra trees
• कर्णिकारान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्णिकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सुमालतीः: sumālatī creepers/flowers
• सुमालतीः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुमालती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• पारिजातान्: pārijāta trees
• पारिजातान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पारिजात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• कोविदारान्: kovidāra trees
• कोविदारान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोविदार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• मन्दार-इन्दीवरान्: mandāra and indīvara (plants)
• मन्दार-इन्दीवरान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दार (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्दीवर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारार्थक-अव्यय (adverb)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced from Purāṇic narration style in Māhātmya passages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A panoramic sweep of Prabhāsa’s grove: campaka and saptaparṇa trees, karṇikāra blossoms, mālatī creepers draping branches; pārijāta and mandāra evoke celestial radiance; blue water-lilies shimmer in nearby waters.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsakṣetra
• campaka
• saptaparṇa
• karṇikāra
• mālatī
• pārijāta
• kovidāra
• mandāra
• indīvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The sacredness of Prabhāsa is expressed through its divine, auspicious natural abundance—nature itself becomes a sign of tīrtha-mahattva.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa), a renowned pilgrimage region celebrated in the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed here; the verse focuses on describing the sanctified environment of the tīrtha.