Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

कल्पवृक्षं तथाऽगारं वैडूर्यं पर्वतोत्तमम् । श्रीदैत्यसूदनं देवं मार्कंडेयं महामुनिम्

Transliteration

kalpavṛkṣaṃ tathā'gāraṃ vaiḍūryaṃ parvatottamam | śrīdaityasūdanaṃ devaṃ mārkaṃḍeyaṃ mahāmunim

Translation

کَلپ وَرکش (مراد پوری کرنے والا درخت)، اور وہ مقدس آستانہ؛ ویدوریہ، پہاڑوں میں سب سے برتر؛ قابلِ پرستش دیوتا شری دَیتیہ سُودن؛ اور مہامنی مارکنڈیہ۔

Word by Word

• कल्पवृक्षम्: the wish-fulfilling tree
• कल्पवृक्षम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्प-वृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘कल्पस्य वृक्षः’ (wish-fulfilling tree)

• तथा: also; likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अनुक्रमवाचक (also/likewise)

• अगारम्: a house; dwelling
• अगारम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अगार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• वैडूर्यम्: vaidūrya (cat’s-eye gem/beryl)
• वैडूर्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैडूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• पर्वतोत्तमम्: the best mountain
• पर्वतोत्तमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत-उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (best mountain)

• श्रीदैत्यसूदनम्: the revered Daityasūdana
• श्रीदैत्यसूदनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री-दैत्यसूदन (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘श्री’ उपपद-विशेषण + दैत्यसूदन

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• मार्कण्डेयम्: Mārkaṇḍeya
• मार्कण्डेयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्कण्डेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• महामुनिम्: the great sage
• महामुनिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-मुनि (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (great sage)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (continued discourse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (specific markers within it)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A panoramic sacred map: a radiant wish-fulfilling tree, a sanctified building/abode, a jewel-like mountain labeled Vaiḍūrya, a revered deity Daityasūdana in icon form, and sage Mārkaṇḍeya seated in tapas; all connected by a pilgrim path.

Characters & Entities

• Kalpavṛkṣa
• Vaiḍūrya (mountain)
• Daityasūdana
• Mārkaṇḍeya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Prabhāsa is mapped as a living sacred landscape—deity, sage, mountain, and tree together form a field of merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Daityasūdana’s kṣetra within Prabhāsa, including landmarks like the Kalpavṛkṣa and Vaiḍūrya mountain.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse enumerates sacred entities and locations for remembrance and pilgrimage focus.