Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 157

Devanagari script

सृजंतः पादपास्तत्र व्याप्य तिष्ठन्ति तद्वनम्

Transliteration

sṛjaṃtaḥ pādapāstatra vyāpya tiṣṭhanti tadvanam

Translation

Tại đó, cây cối không ngừng sinh trưởng, dang rộng cành lá và đứng vươn ra, bao trùm khắp cả khu rừng.

Word by Word

• सृजन्तः: creating, producing
• सृजन्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ-प्रत्यय), परस्मैपदी; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (present active participle; masc nom pl)

• पादपाः: trees
• पादपाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पादप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन (masc nominative plural)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्ययम् (locative adverb)

• व्याप्य: having pervaded
• व्याप्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial to verb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: व्याप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (ल्यप्/क्त्वा), अव्ययभावः; पूर्वकालक्रिया (absolutive/gerund; having pervaded)

• तिष्ठन्ति: stand, remain
• तिष्ठन्ति: Kriyā (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन (present indicative; 3rd person plural)

• तद्वनम्: that forest
• तद्वनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (that-forest = its/that forest) (neuter accusative singular)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Characters & Entities

• Vidyāvana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In a sanctified realm, life-force and auspiciousness are continuous—growth and support are natural expressions of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vidyāvana, depicted as fully covered and sustained by ever-flourishing trees.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the emphasis is on the sacred environment that nourishes spiritual life.