Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

प्रवृद्धविकटैर्वृक्षैः सुखच्छायैः समावृतम् । वृक्षैराच्छादिततलं लक्ष्म्या परमया युतम्

Transliteration

pravṛddhavikaṭairvṛkṣaiḥ sukhacchāyaiḥ samāvṛtam | vṛkṣairācchāditatalaṃ lakṣmyā paramayā yutam

Translation

其间高大雄伟之树繁茂成荫，投下安适清凉的树影；地面亦为林木所覆，此处具足无上的华美与吉祥丰饶。

Word by Word

• प्रवृद्धविकटैः: by overgrown and huge (ones)
• प्रवृद्धविकटैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रवृद्ध + विकट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन (pl.); विशेषणम् वृक्षैः-विशेषणम्

• वृक्षैः: by trees
• वृक्षैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचन (pl.)

• सुखच्छायैः: with pleasant shade
• सुखच्छायैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख + छाया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन (pl.); विशेषणम् वृक्षैः-विशेषणम्

• समावृतम्: covered all around
• समावृतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-वृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (sg.); विशेषणम्

• वृक्षैः: by trees
• वृक्षैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन (pl.)

• आच्छादिततलम्: having its surface/ground covered
• आच्छादिततलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-छद् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त) + तल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (sg.); विशेषणम् (whose ground is covered)

• लक्ष्म्या: with prosperity/beauty
• लक्ष्म्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन (sg.)

• परमया: supreme
• परमया: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन (sg.); विशेषणम् लक्ष्म्या-विशेषणम्

• युतम्: endowed, possessed
• युतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (sg.); विशेषणम्

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cathedral-like forest interior: colossal trunks, layered canopy creating cool shade; dappled light; the ground is almost fully covered by roots, shrubs, and tree shadows; the atmosphere radiates auspicious beauty.

Characters & Entities

• Dharmāraṇya
• Lakṣmī (as splendor/prosperity)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A dharmic kṣetra is portrayed as naturally supportive—providing shelter, beauty, and ‘lakṣmī’ as a sign of sacred order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya, described as shaded, flourishing, and auspicious.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the focus is on the kṣetra’s auspicious qualities.