Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 110

Devanagari script

घण्टां च वादयेत्तत्र ततो नीराजनं चरेत् । भ्रामयेद्देवदेवस्य शंखवादित्रनिःस्वनैः

Transliteration

ghaṇṭāṃ ca vādayettatra tato nīrājanaṃ caret | bhrāmayeddevadevasya śaṃkhavāditraniḥsvanaiḥ

Translation

Dort soll man die Glocke läuten; danach vollziehe man das Nīrājana (das Schwenken der Opferlichter). Beim widerhallenden Klang von Muschel und Instrumenten soll man im Kreis vor Devadeva, dem Herrn der Götter, umhergehen.

Word by Word

• घण्टाम्: bell
• घण्टाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घण्टा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म

• च: and
• च: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक

• वादयेत्: should ring (make sound)
• वादयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु) (प्रेरणे/वादने)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद — ‘वादयेत्’ (cause to sound)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (there)

• ततः: then
• ततः: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then)

• नीराजनम्: ārati (waving of lights)
• नीराजनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नीराजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म

• चरेत्: should perform
• चरेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद — ‘आचरेत्/कुर्यात्’

• भ्रामयेत्: should wave/rotate
• भ्रामयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भ्रम् (धातु) (प्रेरणे/भ्रमणे)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद — ‘परिभ्रामयेत्’

• देवदेवस्य: of the god of gods
• देवदेवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• शंखवादित्रनिःस्वनैः: with the sounds of conch and instruments
• शंखवादित्रनिःस्वनैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंख (प्रातिपदिक) + वादित्र (प्रातिपदिक) + निःस्वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; करण — ‘शंख-वादित्रयोः निःस्वनाः’

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A bright nīrājana lamp is waved before the deity; bell is rung; conch and instruments sound; devotees stand with folded hands; the lamp’s circular motion creates halos of light in the sanctum.

Characters & Entities

• Devadeva (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worship becomes a full-bodied offering—sound and light are dedicated to the Divine, turning the senses toward sacred remembrance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is specified; the focus is on the nīrājana rite in Śiva worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Ring the bell, perform nīrājana (ārati), and wave/circle the light before Śiva amid conch and instrumental sounds.