Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

तस्याः प्रयाणसमये शंखदुंदुभिनिःस्वनैः । मंगलानां च निर्घोषैर्जगदापूरितं शुभैः

Transliteration

tasyāḥ prayāṇasamaye śaṃkhaduṃdubhiniḥsvanaiḥ | maṃgalānāṃ ca nirghoṣairjagadāpūritaṃ śubhaiḥ

Translation

At the time of her departure, amid the sounds of conches and dundubhi drums and the auspicious cries of benediction, the whole world was filled with sacred joy.

Word by Word

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• प्रयाणसमये: at the time of departure
• प्रयाणसमये: Adhikarana (Location/Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prayāṇa + samaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (‘at the time of departure’)

• शंखदुंदुभिनिःस्वनैः: with the sounds of conches and drums
• शंखदुंदुभिनिःस्वनैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṅkha + duṃdubhi + niḥsvana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व/समाहार-समास (sounds of conch and drum)

• मंगलानाम्: of auspicious (things)
• मंगलानाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṅgala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

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

• निर्घोषैः: with proclamations/clamors
• निर्घोषैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nirghoṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• आपूरितम्: filled
• आपूरितम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā-√pṝ (पॄ धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘filled’

• शुभैः: auspicious (ones/things)
• शुभैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (contextual), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) as narrator (continued)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Implied Purāṇic interlocutor(s)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sarasvatī’s departure becomes a grand celestial procession; conches and kettle-drums resound while auspicious proclamations ripple outward, filling the world with sacred joy.

Characters & Entities

• Sarasvatī
• Śaṅkha
• Duṃdubhi
• Maṅgala (auspicious rites/acclamations)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When the divine moves, the cosmos responds with auspiciousness—outer celebration mirrors inner sanctity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, depicted with ceremonial auspiciousness surrounding Sarasvatī’s movement within the sacred region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription, but it reflects customary maṅgala sounds (conch, drums) used in sacred rites and departures.