Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

मारुताकलितास्तत्र द्रुमाः कुसुमशाखिनः । पुष्पवृष्टिं विचित्रां तु विसृजंति च पादपाः

Transliteration

mārutākalitāstatra drumāḥ kusumaśākhinaḥ | puṣpavṛṣṭiṃ vicitrāṃ tu visṛjaṃti ca pādapāḥ

Translation

Tại đó, được gió nhẹ lay động, những cây có cành đầy hoa buông xuống một trận “mưa hoa” kỳ diệu muôn vẻ.

Word by Word

• मारुताकलिताः: stirred by the wind
• मारुताकलिताः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: māruta + ā-√kal (कल्) + ita (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष (मारुतेन आकलिताः = moved/impelled by wind), भूतकृदन्त (PPP)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• द्रुमाः: trees
• द्रुमाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: druma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• कुसुमशाखिनः: having flower-laden branches
• कुसुमशाखिनः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kusuma + śākhin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कुसुमानि शाखासु येषाम्/flower-branched)

• पुष्पवृष्टिम्: a shower of flowers
• पुष्पवृष्टिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa + vṛṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पुष्पाणां वृष्टिः)

• विचित्राम्: variegated/wondrous
• विचित्राम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vicitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (but/indeed)

• विसृजन्ति: they release / shower forth
• विसृजन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√sṛj (सृज्)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (and)

• पादपाः: trees
• पादपाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pādapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A gust of wind ripples through flowering boughs; petals cascade like rain, forming a colorful carpet while the grove glows with fragrance.

Characters & Entities

• Dharmāraṇya
• Māruta (wind)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The ‘rain of flowers’ is a sign of divine favor—nature itself participates in honoring the sanctity of the kṣetra.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya, where even the wind prompts auspicious blossom-showers.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the imagery functions as māhātmya-style auspicious praise.