Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

शङ्खवादित्रभेरीभिः पटहध्वनिनादितम् । क्षपाजागरणं कृत्वा प्रभूतजनसंकुलम्

Transliteration

śaṅkhavāditrabherībhiḥ paṭahadhvanināditam | kṣapājāgaraṇaṃ kṛtvā prabhūtajanasaṃkulam

Translation

Mit Muschelhörnern, Instrumenten, Bhērī-Kesseltrommeln und dem widerhallenden Schlag der Trommeln hielt er die Nachtwache, inmitten einer großen Menschenmenge.

Word by Word

• शङ्ख: conch
• शङ्ख: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्ख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (masculine nominative singular; compound member)

• वादित्र: musical instrument
• वादित्र: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वादित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (neuter nominative singular; compound member)

• भेरीभिः: with kettle-drums
• भेरीभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भेरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे तृतीया-बहुवचनम् (feminine instrumental plural)

• पटह: drum
• पटह: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पटह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (masculine nominative singular; compound member)

• ध्वनि: sound
• ध्वनि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्वनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (masculine nominative singular; compound member)

• नादितम्: made resounding
• नादितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नद् (धातु)
• Form: नद्-धातोः णिच् (causative) क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (past passive participle; neuter nominative singular)

• क्षपा: night
• क्षपा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (feminine nominative singular; compound member)

• जागरणम्: night-vigil
• जागरणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जागरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (क्षपायाः जागरणम्); नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया-एकवचनम् (neuter accusative singular)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• प्रभूत: abundant, many
• प्रभूत: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रभूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (masculine nominative singular; compound member)

• जन: people
• जन: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (masculine nominative singular; compound member)

• संकुलम्: crowded, filled
• संकुलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (प्रभूतजनैः संकुलम्); नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (neuter nominative singular)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced: Āvantya Khaṇḍa narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A crowded night festival at a Śiva shrine: conch blowers, drummers with bherī and paṭaha, banners and lamps; devotees stay awake in dense assembly, the temple courtyard alive with sound and light.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Collective devotion—keeping vigil with sacred music—turns the night into worship and deepens remembrance of the Lord.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā-khaṇḍa sacred landscape (Narmadā region) where such Śaiva rites are praised.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform kṣapājāgaraṇa (all-night vigil) accompanied by auspicious instruments and congregational participation.