Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 71

Devanagari script

कदलीनालिकेराणि तांबूलीपूगमालिनः । मनोऽभिरामचरमा आरामाः परितः स्थिताः

Transliteration

kadalīnālikerāṇi tāṃbūlīpūgamālinaḥ | mano'bhirāmacaramā ārāmāḥ paritaḥ sthitāḥ

Translation

چاروں طرف باغات ہیں—کیلے اور ناریل کے درختوں سے بھرے، پان اور سپاری سے آراستہ؛ دل کو بھانے والے اور خوش ذائقہ پیداوار سے مالا مال۔

Word by Word

• कदलीनालिकेराणि: banana and coconut (trees/fruits)
• कदलीनालिकेराणि: Vishaya (Item enumerated)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कदली + नालिकेर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; समासः: कदल्यश्च नालिकेराश्च (द्वन्द्व)

• तांबूलीपूगमालिनः: filled with betel-vines and areca-palms
• तांबूलीपूगमालिनः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ताम्बूली + पूग + मालिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; आरामाः इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्; समासः: ताम्बूलीपूगैः मालिनः (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष: garlanded/abounding with betel-vines and areca)

• मनः: mind
• मनः: Upapada (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासे पूर्वपदम्

• अभिरामचरमाः: most delightful/exceedingly charming
• अभिरामचरमाः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभिराम + चरम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; आरामाः इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्; समासः: अभिरामाश्च ते चरमाश्च/अभिरामः चरमः (कर्मधारय)

• आरामाः: gardens
• आरामाः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आराम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• परितः: all around
• परितः: Desha-adhikarana (Spatial adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परितः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (around/on all sides)

• स्थिताः: were situated/stood
• स्थिताः: Kriya/Predicate (State of subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; धातु: स्था; कर्तरि प्रयोगे विशेषणवत्

Speaker

Soma

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Audience of the māhātmya (pilgrims/ṛṣis)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Lush gardens encircle the sacred settlement: banana groves with broad leaves, tall coconut palms, betel vines and areca clusters; pathways for pilgrims, shaded pavilions, and fragrant breezes from the sea.

Characters & Entities

• Soma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha’s greatness is shown through abundance used for dharmic living—spaces that nourish body and mind while supporting worship and hospitality.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra’s environs near Śrī Someśvara, depicted as surrounded by flourishing ārāmas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct rite; the verse supports the dharma of hospitality and sustaining pilgrims through well-kept gardens and resources.