Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 82

Devanagari script

रामनाथमहालिंगस्नानकाले द्विजोत्तमाः । त्रिसंध्यं गेयनृत्ते च मुखवाद्यैश्च काहलम्

Transliteration

rāmanāthamahāliṃgasnānakāle dvijottamāḥ | trisaṃdhyaṃ geyanṛtte ca mukhavādyaiśca kāhalam

Translation

O ihr Besten der Zweimalgeborenen: Zur Zeit des Bades des großen Liṅga Rāmanāthas sei Verehrung zu den drei Sandhyās, mit Gesang und Tanz sowie dem Klang von Blasinstrumenten und Trompeten.

Word by Word

• रामनाथमहालिङ्गस्नानकाले: at the time of the bath of the great liṅga of Rāmanātha
• रामनाथमहालिङ्गस्नानकाले: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रामनाथ + महालिङ्ग + स्नान + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (रामनाथस्य) + कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (महालिङ्ग) + षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (स्नानस्य) + सप्तमी-समर्थ (काले)

• द्विजोत्तमाः: excellent brāhmaṇas
• द्विजोत्तमाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (द्विजाः ये उत्तमाः)

• त्रिसन्ध्यम्: the three sandhyā times (thrice daily)
• त्रिसन्ध्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि + सन्ध्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (त्रयः सन्ध्याः)

• गेयनृत्ते: in singing and dancing
• गेयनृत्ते: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गेय + नृत्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; द्वन्द्व-समासः (गेयं च नृत्तं च)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• मुखवाद्यैः: with mouth-instruments (wind instruments)
• मुखवाद्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख + वाद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (मुखेन वाद्यं)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• काहलम्: a trumpet/bugle
• काहलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काहल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced; addressing dvijottamāḥ within Setukhaṇḍa instruction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāmanātha (Setu-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvijottamāḥ (addressed brāhmaṇas)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand abhiṣeka at the Rāmanātha liṅga: priests at three sandhyās, devotees singing and dancing in the prākāra, conch-like wind instruments and kāhala trumpets resounding; lamps and garlands framing the sanctum.

Characters & Entities

• Rāmanātha
• Mahāliṅga
• Snāna
• Tri-sandhyā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva-worship at Rāmanātha is celebrated as a full-bodied sacred offering—regular sandhyā devotion joined with joyous temple arts.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rāmanātha/Rāmeśvara kṣetra at Setu (Rāmeśvaram), specifically the great liṅga.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Liṅga-snāna/abhiṣeka-time observances: tri-sandhyā worship plus devotional music, dance, and instrument sounding.