Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

वाद्यमानेषु वाद्येषु प्रसन्नासु हरित्सु च । ब्राह्मणानां श्रुतिरव न्यक्कृतान्यरवांतरे

Transliteration

vādyamāneṣu vādyeṣu prasannāsu haritsu ca | brāhmaṇānāṃ śrutirava nyakkṛtānyaravāṃtare

Translation

Während die Instrumente erklangen und die grünen Haine in heiterer Ruhe standen, erhob sich der vedische Klang der Brāhmaṇas und übertönte alle anderen Geräusche dazwischen.

Word by Word

• वाद्यमानेषु: while being played
• वाद्यमानेषु: Adhikarana (Location/Time अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाद्य (प्रातिपदिक) + मान (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: शानच्/मान (Present passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (वाद्येषु)

• वाद्येषु: in/among musical instruments
• वाद्येषु: Adhikarana (Location/Time अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• प्रसन्नासु: when (they are) pleased/bright
• प्रसन्नासु: Adhikarana (Location/Time अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (हरित्सु)

• हरित्सु: in the green (directions/quarters)
• हरित्सु: Adhikarana (Location/Time अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• ब्राह्मणानाम्: of the Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• श्रुतिरवः: the sound of recitation
• श्रुतिरवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुति-रव (प्रातिपदिक: श्रुति + रव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• न्यक्कृतानि: made low, subdued
• न्यक्कृतानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि-आ-कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; (श्रुतिरवस्य विशेषणम्)

• अरव-अन्तरे: amid the interval of other sounds
• अरव-अन्तरे: Adhikarana (Location/Time अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरव-अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक: अरव + अन्तर)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (festival soundscape during Śambhu’s entrance)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahāprājña rishi (unnamed here)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A festive yet ordered scene: instruments playing, tranquil green groves, and a circle of brāhmaṇas chanting Veda so powerfully that all other sounds are eclipsed.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas
• Śruti (Veda)
• Vādya (instruments)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even amid celebration, Śruti (Vedic recitation) is presented as the highest sanctifying sound, ordering the festival around dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kāśī Khaṇḍa frame suggests Kāśī’s sacred festival environment; this verse highlights the sanctified ambience rather than a named tirtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied practice is Veda-recitation by Brāhmaṇas as part of the mahotsava; no step-by-step rite is specified.