Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

गर्जतां देवदैत्यानां शंखभेरीरवेण च । तूर्याणां चैव निर्घोषैर्मातंगानां च बृंहितैः

Transliteration

garjatāṃ devadaityānāṃ śaṃkhabherīraveṇa ca | tūryāṇāṃ caiva nirghoṣairmātaṃgānāṃ ca bṛṃhitaiḥ

Translation

With the roaring of gods and asuras, with the blare of conches and great drums, with the thunder of war-instruments, and with the trumpeting of elephants, the battlefield resounded.

Word by Word

• garjatām: of (those) roaring
• garjatām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: garj (धातु) + śatṛ (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (‘गर्जत्’ = roaring)

• deva-daityānām: of gods and Daityas
• deva-daityānām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + daitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (‘देवाश्च दैत्याś्च’)

• śaṃkha-bherī-raveṇa: by the sound of conches and kettledrums
• śaṃkha-bherī-raveṇa: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkha (प्रातिपदिक) + bherī (प्रातिपदिक) + rava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (शंख-भेरी) + तत्पुरुष (‘…रव’); करणवाचक

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• tūryāṇām: of musical instruments
• tūryāṇām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tūrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• eva: indeed; just
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• nirghoṣaiḥ: by the loud noises
• nirghoṣaiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nirghoṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• mātaṃgānām: of elephants
• mātaṃgānām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātaṃga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• bṛṃhitaiḥ: by the bellowings
• bṛṃhitaiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bṛṃhita (bṛṃh (धातु) + kta)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; क्तान्त-प्रातिपदिक (‘bellowings/roars’)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A battlefield alive with sound: conch-blowers, drummers at kettle-drums, musicians with war-horns, elephants trumpeting; devas and asuras roar; banners whip in the wind as the air vibrates.

Characters & Entities

• Deva
• Daitya
• Śaṅkha
• Bherī
• Mātaṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse highlights the overwhelming momentum of collective karma and conflict—noise and power without inner restraint.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified; the verse focuses on battlefield atmosphere.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a descriptive war-scene.