Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 192

Devanagari script

तूर्यवादित्रघोषैश्च सर्वं कोलाहलीकृतम् । ततः कृतांजलिपुटा भक्तिनम्रात्ममूर्त्तयः

Transliteration

tūryavāditraghoṣaiśca sarvaṃ kolāhalīkṛtam | tataḥ kṛtāṃjalipuṭā bhaktinamrātmamūrttayaḥ

Translation

With the blare of trumpets and instruments, all was made to resound in festive tumult. Then, with hands folded in reverent añjali, their very forms bowed low in devotion.

Word by Word

• तूर्य-वादित्र-घोषैः: with the sounds of musical instruments
• तूर्य-वादित्र-घोषैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तूर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + वादित्र (प्रातिपदिक) + घोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (determinative)

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

• सर्वम्: everything, the whole (place)
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• कोलाहलीकृतम्: made noisy, turned into a din
• कोलाहलीकृतम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कोलाहल (प्रातिपदिक) + कृ (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘कोलाहल’ इति उपपदपूर्वकः

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थक (thereafter)

• कृत-अञ्जलि-पुटाः: having hands folded (in añjali)
• कृत-अञ्जलि-पुटाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृ धातु, क्त) + अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक) + पुट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (‘कृतः अञ्जलिपुटः येषाम्/ये’)

• भक्ति-नम्र-आत्म-मूर्त्तयः: forms/persons humble in devotion
• भक्ति-नम्र-आत्म-मूर्त्तयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + नम्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय-प्राय (devotional, humble in self/attitude)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After a roaring crescendo of trumpets and instruments, the crowd becomes still: devotees stand with folded hands, bodies slightly bent, faces softened by devotion, the deity’s presence drawing all motion inward.

Characters & Entities

• Añjali (gesture of reverence)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Outer celebration is perfected by inner humility—añjali and bowed devotion sanctify all worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where divine beings themselves model reverent conduct.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The devotional posture of añjali (joined palms) is highlighted as an appropriate act of reverence.