Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 38

Devanagari script

निम्बजंवीरकदलीमातुलिंगमहाफलैः । लसच्चंदनगंधाढ्यैर्नागरैरुपशोभिता

Transliteration

nimbajaṃvīrakadalīmātuliṃgamahāphalaiḥ | lasaccaṃdanagaṃdhāḍhyairnāgarairupaśobhitā

Translation

یہ نیم، جمبیر (جامن)، کیلا، ماتولِنگ (سِٹرون) اور بڑے پھل والے درختوں سے مزین ہے؛ اور چمکتے صندل کی خوشبو سے لبریز ناگر درختوں کی بہار سے دمک رہی ہے۔

Word by Word

• nimba: neem (tree)
• nimba: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषणाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nimba (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक — समासाङ्ग

• jaṃvīra: citron/lemon (jambīra)
• jaṃvīra: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषणाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jaṃvīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक — समासाङ्ग

• kadalī: banana (plant)
• kadalī: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषणाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kadalī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक — समासाङ्ग

• mātuliṅga: mātuliṅga (citron)
• mātuliṅga: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषणाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātuliṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (प्रयोगभेद), प्रातिपदिक — समासाङ्ग

• mahāphalaiḥ: with large fruits
• mahāphalaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-phala (प्रातिपदिक; महा + फल)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (neuter, instrumental, plural)

• lasat: shining
• lasat: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषणाङ्ग)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √las (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present participle), प्रातिपदिक — समासाङ्ग

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

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

• āḍhyaiḥ: rich/abundant (in)
• āḍhyaiḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āḍhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण, पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (adjective, masculine, instrumental, plural); समासः: lasat-candana-gandha-āḍhya (rich in shining sandal fragrance)

• nāgaraiḥ: with nāgara trees (citrus/ginger-like aromatic, context: trees)
• nāgaraiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāgara (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)

Speaker

Brahmā (deduced for Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa narrative context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A fragrant orchard scene: neem and jamun trees with deep green canopy; banana leaves shimmering; citron fruits glowing; large fruit trees in the background; a cool, pale-golden ‘sandalwood-scented’ breeze visualized as flowing ribbons of air through the grove.

Characters & Entities

• Ayodhyā
• nimba
• mātuliṅga
• candana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha’s sanctity is mirrored in health, abundance, and purity—fragrant woods and fruitful trees support worship and well-being.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ayodhyā, depicted as rich in medicinal and fruitful trees and sandalwood-like fragrance.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; sandalwood fragrance points to an implied culture of anointing and offerings in deity worship.