Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

तथैवाम्रकपित्थाद्यैरशोकैरुपशोभिता । आरामैर्विविधैर्युक्ता सर्वर्तुफलपादपैः

Transliteration

tathaivāmrakapitthādyairaśokairupaśobhitā | ārāmairvividhairyuktā sarvartuphalapādapaiḥ

Translation

اسی طرح یہ آم، کپیٹھ (ووڈ ایپل) وغیرہ اور اشوک کے درختوں سے آراستہ ہے؛ گوناگوں باغات سے مزین، ہر رُت میں پھل دینے والے درختوں سے بھرپور ہے۔

Word by Word

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: 'thus/likewise')

• eva: indeed, just
• eva: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• āmra: mango (tree)
• āmra: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषणाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āmra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासाङ्ग)

• kapittha: wood-apple (tree)
• kapittha: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषणाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kapittha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासाङ्ग)

• ādyaiḥ: and others
• ādyaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (instrumental plural) — 'आदि' = 'and others'

• aśokaiḥ: with aśoka trees
• aśokaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aśoka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (masculine, instrumental, plural)

• upaśobhitā: beautified
• upaśobhitā: Visheshya (Predicate adjective/विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: upa-√śubh (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (feminine, nominative, singular)

• ārāmaiḥ: with gardens/groves
• ārāmaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ārāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (masculine, instrumental, plural)

• vividhaiḥ: various
• vividhaiḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण, पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (adjective, masculine, instrumental, plural)

• yuktā: endowed, furnished
• yuktā: Visheshya (Predicate adjective/विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √yuj (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (feminine, nominative, singular)

• sarva: all
• sarva: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषणाङ्ग)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक — समासाङ्ग

• ṛtu: season
• ṛtu: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषणाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛtu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक — समासाङ्ग

• phala: fruit
• phala: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषणाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक — समासाङ्ग

• pādapaiḥ: with fruit-bearing trees of all seasons
• pādapaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pādapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (masculine, instrumental, plural); समासः: सर्व-ऋतु-फल-पादप (determinative)

Speaker

Brahmā (deduced for Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa narrative context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A panoramic view of Ayodhyā’s royal gardens: mango and wood-apple trees, aśoka groves, and layered orchards bearing fruits in every season; pathways with pilgrims and residents moving calmly under shade.

Characters & Entities

• Ayodhyā
• āmra (mango)
• aśoka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Prosperity aligned with dharma is shown through orderly gardens and life-sustaining abundance, supporting worship and hospitality.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ayodhyā, praised for its gardens and auspicious, fruit-laden trees.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None stated; the emphasis is on the sacred city’s auspicious environment that nurtures dhārmic living.