Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

तन्त्रीलयसमायुक्ता गंधर्वा मधुर स्वराः । सुवर्णशृंगनादं च चक्रुः सिद्धाः समंततः

Transliteration

tantrīlayasamāyuktā gaṃdharvā madhura svarāḥ | suvarṇaśṛṃganādaṃ ca cakruḥ siddhāḥ samaṃtataḥ

Translation

Die Gandharvas, erfüllt von den gemessenen Rhythmen der Saiteninstrumente und von süßem Gesang, trugen ihr Spiel vor; und ringsum ließen auch die Siddhas den Ruf goldener Hörner erklingen.

Word by Word

• तन्त्रीलयसमायुक्ताः: joined with the rhythm of the lute (tantrī)
• तन्त्रीलयसमायुक्ताः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तन्त्री + लय + सम् + युक्त (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘समायुक्त’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समास (तत्पुरुष): तन्त्रीलयेन समायुक्ताः

• गन्धर्वाः: Gandharvas
• गन्धर्वाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• मधुर: sweet
• मधुर: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (गन्धर्वाः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• स्वराः: voices / notes
• स्वराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• सुवर्णशृङ्गनादम्: sound of the golden horn
• सुवर्णशृङ्गनादम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुवर्ण + शृङ्ग + नाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; बहु-तत्पुरुष (determinative chain): सुवर्णस्य शृङ्गस्य नादः

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

• चक्रुः: made / produced
• चक्रुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• सिद्धाः: Siddhas (perfected beings)
• सिद्धाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• समन्ततः: on all sides
• समन्ततः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; Nāgara-khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ring of Gandharvas with vīṇās and lutes, singing in sweet unison; beyond them, Siddhas stationed in all directions blow golden horns, creating a radiant sonic mandala around the sanctified center.

Characters & Entities

• Gandharvas
• Siddhas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion becomes complete when it harmonizes voice, rhythm, and intention—worship is portrayed as a cosmic celebration shared by perfected beings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The immediate verse highlights the festival setting within a tīrtha-māhātmya; the exact tīrtha name is not stated in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse depicts musical seva (offering) as part of the sacred observance.