Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

देवतायतनैर्दिव्यैर्ध्वजमालासुशोभितैः । वेदाध्ययननिर्घोषैर्मङ्गलाद्यैर्विनादितम्

Transliteration

devatāyatanairdivyairdhvajamālāsuśobhitaiḥ | vedādhyayananirghoṣairmaṅgalādyairvināditam

Translation

Le lieu retentissait des sons de bon augure de la récitation des Veda et des rites de bénédiction, et il resplendissait de temples divins des dieux, magnifiquement ornés de rangées d’étendards et de drapeaux.

Word by Word

• देवतायतनैः: by/with temples of the gods
• देवतायतनैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवतायतन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; समासः—देवतायाः आयतनम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• दिव्यैः: divine
• दिव्यैः: Visheshana (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (देवतायतनैः)

• ध्वजमालासुशोभितैः: adorned with garlands of flags
• ध्वजमालासुशोभितैः: Visheshana (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्वजमाला + सुशोभित (कृदन्त; √शुभ् (धातु) + सु- उपसर्ग, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; समासः—ध्वजमालाभिः सुशोभितैः (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषणम्

• वेदाध्ययननिर्घोषैः: by the resounding sounds of Vedic recitation
• वेदाध्ययननिर्घोषैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद + अध्ययन + निर्घोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; समासः—वेदाध्ययनस्य निर्घोषैः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• मङ्गलाद्यैः: with auspicious (sounds) and the like
• मङ्गलाद्यैः: Visheshana (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मङ्गल + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; समासः—मङ्गलानि आदीनि येषां तैः (अव्यक्त-तत्पुरुष/समाहारार्थे); विशेषणम् (निर्घोषैः)

• विनादितम्: made to resound
• विनादितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + √नद् (धातु) + णिच् + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; (नगरं/भवनं इत्यादि) कर्मणि विशेषणम्

Speaker

Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sacred cityscape: multiple devālaya spires, rows of fluttering banners, priests chanting Veda; conch and drum-like auspicious ambience; streets bright and orderly.

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Devatā (temples)
• Veda (recitation)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Public life becomes auspicious when anchored in deva-pūjā and Vedic sound (śabda), presenting dharma as a living civic culture.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse highlights temple-centered auspiciousness within the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied practices include Vedic recitation (vedādhyayana) and maṅgala rites, but no explicit injunction is stated.