Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

उपायनान्यनेकानि जगृहुः स्निग्धलोचनाः । तदा वादित्रघोषेण ब्रह्मघोषेण भूयसा

Transliteration

upāyanānyanekāni jagṛhuḥ snigdhalocanāḥ | tadā vāditraghoṣeṇa brahmaghoṣeṇa bhūyasā

Translation

Jene mit sanftem Blick nahmen vielerlei Gaben an sich; und dann, inmitten des Dröhnens der Instrumente und eines noch mächtigeren Rufes vedischer Gesänge,

Word by Word

• उपायनानि: gifts/offerings
• उपायनानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपायन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• अनेकानि: many
• अनेकानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनेक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• जगृहुः: they accepted/took
• जगृहुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• स्निग्धलोचनाः: the tender-eyed ones
• स्निग्धलोचनाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्निग्ध+लोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—स्निग्धानि लोचनानि येषाम् (बहुव्रीहि-भावार्थे), प्रचलितं कर्मधारय/बहुव्रीहि-समासरूपम्; यहाँ कर्तृवाचक-समूह

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Location/Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• वादित्रघोषेण: by the sound of instruments
• वादित्रघोषेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वादित्र+घोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; समासः—वादित्रस्य घोषः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• ब्रह्मघोषेण: by the Vedic chant
• ब्रह्मघोषेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्म+घोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; समासः—ब्रह्मणः घोषः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• भूयसा: more abundantly/with greater intensity
• भूयसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; तुलनात्मक-प्रयोगः ‘भूयसा’ = अधिकेन (by greater/abundant)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devotees with gentle eyes lift many gifts; the air fills with drums, cymbals, conches, and a dominant wave of Vedic chanting.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmaghoṣa (Vedic chant)
• Vādya (musical instruments)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Gifting (upāyana) and sacred sound (Vedic chant) are shown as auspicious supports for dharmic ceremonies.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra’s sacred setting within Kedārakhaṇḍa, where rites unfold with Vedic sanctity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rule; it references customary upāyana (gifts) and brahmaghoṣa (Vedic chanting) as ceremonial elements.