Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

तदद्भुतं महद्दृष्ट्वा सिद्धचारणवार्तिकाः । हाहेति मुमुचुर्नादसंबरे चास्तुवन्हरिम्

Transliteration

tadadbhutaṃ mahaddṛṣṭvā siddhacāraṇavārtikāḥ | hāheti mumucurnādasaṃbare cāstuvanharim

Translation

Beholding that great marvel, the Siddhas, Cāraṇas, and celestial heralds cried out, “Hā! Hā!” and, amid the tumult of sound, they praised Hari.

Word by Word

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (to adbhutam)

• adbhutam: wonder/astonishing sight
• adbhutam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adbhuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• mahat: great
• mahat: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (to adbhutam)

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• siddhacāraṇavārtikāḥ: the bards of Siddhas and Cāraṇas
• siddhacāraṇavārtikāḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddha + cāraṇa + vārtika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सिद्धानां च चारणानां च वार्तिकाः/वर्तकाः)

• hāhā: “hā hā!”
• hāhā: Sambandha (Exclamation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hāhā (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्गार-अव्यय (interjection/exclamation)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: इति-कारक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• mumucuḥ: uttered/let out
• mumucuḥ: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: muñc (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• nāda-saṃbare: in the tumult of sound
• nāda-saṃbare: Adhikaraṇa (Location/occasion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāda + saṃbara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (नादस्य संबरः/सम्भारः)

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

• astuvan: praised
• astuvan: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: stu (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• harim: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• harim: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Siddhas, Cāraṇas, and celestial heralds behold the marvel and cry ‘Hā! Hā!’ while praising Hari amid a roaring sound-storm.

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Viṣṇu)
• Siddhas
• Cāraṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma manifests powerfully, even perfected beings respond with praise—devotion naturally arises upon witnessing the divine.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No geographical tīrtha is indicated in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the act shown is stuti (praise) as a devotional response.