Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

वादित्राणि च भीमानि वाद्यमानानि सर्वशः । श्रूयंतेऽत्र गभीराणि सुरा सुरसमागमे

Transliteration

vāditrāṇi ca bhīmāni vādyamānāni sarvaśaḥ | śrūyaṃte'tra gabhīrāṇi surā surasamāgame

Translation

Y por doquier se tañían instrumentos terribles; allí se oían resonancias hondas y graves, en la asamblea donde se congregaban Devas y Asuras.

Word by Word

• vāditrāṇi: musical instruments
• vāditrāṇi: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāditra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

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

• bhīmāni: terrible, fearsome
• bhīmāni: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhīma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• vādyamānāni: being played
• vādyamānāni: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √vad (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शानच्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मणि भावः—‘being played’

• sarvaśaḥ: everywhere, on all sides
• sarvaśaḥ: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvaśaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb: in every way/everywhere)

• śrūyante: are heard
• śrūyante: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोगः—‘are heard’

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• gabhīrāṇi: deep, resonant
• gabhīrāṇi: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gabhīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• surāḥ: the gods
• surāḥ: Sambandha (Context/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• sura-samāgame: at the gathering of the gods
• sura-samāgame: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक) + samāgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘सुराणां समागमे’

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Across the field, massive drums, conches, and horns are sounded; the air ripples with deep reverberations as devas and asuras assemble; banners tremble from the sonic force.

Characters & Entities

• Deva
• Asura

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When conflict dominates, even the atmosphere becomes heavy—Dharma traditions urge inner stillness amid outer noise.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra-kṣetra frames the chapter, but this verse is a battlefield description rather than a direct tīrtha-māhātmya statement.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None is mentioned in this verse.