Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

यस्मिन्नानाविधा वृक्षाः प्रकाशंते समंततः । साधुं गृहपतिं प्राप्य पुत्रभार्यादयो यथा

Transliteration

yasminnānāvidhā vṛkṣāḥ prakāśaṃte samaṃtataḥ | sādhuṃ gṛhapatiṃ prāpya putrabhāryādayo yathā

Translation

Trên đó, muôn loài cây cối rực rỡ nở xanh khắp bốn bề—như con cái, hiền thê và những người nương tựa khác được hưng thịnh khi gặp bậc gia chủ hiền đức.

Word by Word

• yasmin: in which
• yasmin: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध/अधिकरणार्थे (locative: 'in which')

• nānāvidhāḥ: of various kinds
• nānāvidhāḥ: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nānā + vidhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying vṛkṣāḥ)

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

• prakāśante: shine/appear
• prakāśante: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kāś (धातु) + pra-
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• samantataḥ: on all sides
• samantataḥ: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samantataḥ (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• sādhum: good/virtuous
• sādhum: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sādhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying gṛhapatiṃ)

• gṛhapatim: householder/master of the house
• gṛhapatim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛhapati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• prāpya: having obtained/attained
• prāpya: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √āp (धातु) + pra- (क्त्वान्त/gerund)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having obtained)

• putrabhāryādayaḥ: sons, wife, and others
• putrabhāryādayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra + bhāryā + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; समाहार/समुच्चयार्थ (sons, wife, etc.)

• yathā: as/just as
• yathā: Sambandha (Comparative/उपमान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/तुलनार्थ (comparative particle: 'as/like')

Speaker

Nārada

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha (Arjuna) is directly addressed in the surrounding narrative voice

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A panoramic sacred hillside with many species of trees radiating vitality in all directions; the grove feels ‘well-kept’ like a righteous household—orderly, shaded, and abundant.

Characters & Entities

• Raivata Giri

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is generative: as a righteous householder supports a thriving family, a sacred place supports abundant life and auspiciousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Raivata Giri is being praised through its flourishing groves and auspicious natural abundance.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is descriptive, building the māhātmya mood around the sanctity of the mountain.