Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

खर्जूरैर्बदरैश्चान्यैर्मातुलिंगैः सदाडिमैः । जंबीरैश्चैव दिव्यैश्च नारंगैरुप शोभितम्

Transliteration

kharjūrairbadaraiścānyairmātuliṃgaiḥ sadāḍimaiḥ | jaṃbīraiścaiva divyaiśca nāraṃgairupa śobhitam

Translation

وہ کھجور اور بدَر (بیر) کے درختوں سے، اور دیگر بہت سے درختوں سے مزین ہے؛ ماتُلِنگ (سِٹرون) اور ہمیشہ موجود اناروں سے؛ نیز دیویہ جمبیر اور نارنگ (سنگترے) سے بھی خوبصورت ہے۔

Word by Word

• खर्जूरैः: with date-palms/dates
• खर्जूरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खर्जूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural

• बदरैः: with jujubes
• बदरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन — Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Plural

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

• अन्यैः: with other (fruits)
• अन्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन — Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Plural; विशेषण

• मातुलिङ्गैः: with citrons
• मातुलिङ्गैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातुलिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन — Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Plural

• सदाडिमैः: with pomegranates
• सदाडिमैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदाडिम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन — Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Plural

• जम्बीरैः: with lemons
• जम्बीरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जम्बीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन — Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Plural

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

• एव: indeed/also
• एव: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• दिव्यैः: with divine/excellent (ones)
• दिव्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन — Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Plural; विशेषण

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

• नारङ्गैः: with oranges
• नारङ्गैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन — Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Plural

• उप: well/fully (as preverb to śobhitam)
• उप: Sambandha (Preverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उप (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्यय (preverb/adverbial particle)

• शोभितम्: adorned/beautified
• शोभितम्: Karma-samānādhikaraṇa (Object-complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शोभ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Past passive participle, Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular; विशेषण (वर्ण्य-वस्तु)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (continued narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mahāsiddhivana (Prabhāsa-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: An orchard-like stretch of the siddha-forest: date palms and jujube, citron and pomegranate, lemons and oranges glowing among leaves; ascetics pass quietly, carrying waterpots; the scene suggests refreshment for travelers.

Characters & Entities

• Kharjūra (date)
• Badara (jujube)
• Mātuliṅga (citron)
• Dāḍima (pomegranate)
• Jambīra (citrus)
• Nāraṅga (orange)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The kṣetra’s ‘abundance’ is a sign of auspiciousness—nature itself participates in glorifying the holy region.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Devikā/Kāmika kṣetra in the Prabhāsa sacred region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a descriptive passage highlighting the sanctified environment.