Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

शङ्खतूर्यनिनादैश्च मृदङ्गपणवादिभिः । वीणावेणुरवैश्चान्यैः स्तुतिभिः पुष्कलादिभिः

Transliteration

śaṅkhatūryaninādaiśca mṛdaṅgapaṇavādibhiḥ | vīṇāveṇuravaiścānyaiḥ stutibhiḥ puṣkalādibhiḥ

Translation

Au fracas des conques et des trompettes, au rythme des mṛdaṅgas, des paṇavas et d’autres tambours, aux sons de la vīṇā et de la flûte, et par d’abondants chants de louange,

Word by Word

• शङ्खतूर्यनिनादैः: with the sounds of conches and trumpets
• शङ्खतूर्यनिनादैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्ख + तूर्य + निनाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समाहार/तत्पुरुष-समास (शङ्खस्य तूर्यस्य च निनादाः), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural)

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

• मृदङ्गपणवादिभिः: with drums, paṇavas, and other instruments
• मृदङ्गपणवादिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृदङ्ग + पणव + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (मृदङ्ग-पणव-आदि-वाद्यैः), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (वाद्य-समूह), तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Neuter, Instrumental, Plural)

• वीणावेणुरवैः: with the sounds of vīṇā and flute
• वीणावेणुरवैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीणा + वेणु + रव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (वीणायाः वेणोः च रवाः), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural)

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

• अन्यैः: with other (sounds/instruments)
• अन्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (Instrumental, Plural)

• स्तुतिभिः: with praises
• स्तुतिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Feminine, Instrumental, Plural)

• पुष्कलादिभिः: with abundant and other (praises)
• पुष्कलादिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुष्कल + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (पुष्कल-आदि = 'abundant etc.'), तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (Instrumental, Plural)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kalkaleśvara-tīrtha (sonic consecration context)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A celestial celebration: conches and trumpets blare; mṛdaṅga and paṇava drums pulse; vīṇā and flute weave melodies; devotees and celestial bards sing abundant praises around Śiva’s presence.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (implied)
• śaṅkha
• tūrya
• mṛdaṅga
• paṇava
• vīṇā
• veṇu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional praise (stuti) and sacred sound are presented as natural accompaniments to divine presence, sanctifying the landscape and the event.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues the Kalakaleśvara tīrtha origin narrative on the Narmadā, emphasizing the divine celebration around Śiva.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it depicts ceremonial music and hymns as part of the divine entourage.