Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 73

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मणा सहितास्तत्र वाडवा स्ते सुहर्षिताः । कुर्वते वेदनिर्घोषं तारस्वरनिनादितम्

Transliteration

brahmaṇā sahitāstatra vāḍavā ste suharṣitāḥ | kurvate vedanirghoṣaṃ tārasvaranināditam

Translation

Là, avec le prêtre, les vāḍavas, tout joyeux, firent retentir la proclamation du Veda, résonnant en notes hautes et claires.

Word by Word

• brahmaṇā: with Brahmā / with the Brahman-priest
• brahmaṇā: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• sahitāḥ: accompanied, together
• sahitāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sahita (कृदन्त; √sah/सह् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (vāḍavāḥ इत्यस्य)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषणम्

• vāḍavāḥ: the vāḍavas (a group/people)
• vāḍavāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāḍava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• te: they
• te: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• suharṣitāḥ: very delighted
• suharṣitāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su-harṣita (कृदन्त; √hṛṣ धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (सु + हर्षित)

• kurvate: they perform/make
• kurvate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• veda-nirghoṣam: the resounding chant of the Veda
• veda-nirghoṣam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: veda (प्रातिपदिक) + nirghoṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वेदस्य निर्घोषः)

• tāra-svara-nināditam: made to resound in a high pitch
• tāra-svara-nināditam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tāra (प्रातिपदिक) + svara (प्रातिपदिक) + ninādita (कृदन्त; √nad धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (veda-nirghoṣam); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (तारस्वरेण निनादितम्)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) [deduced]

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A circle of joyful chanters with the chief priest (brahmā/‘brahmaṇā’ as officiant) leading; mouths open in high-toned Vedic svara, sound visualized as rippling bands rising upward through the forest canopy.

Characters & Entities

• brāhmaṇa (priest)
• vāḍavāḥ
• Veda chant (vedanirghoṣa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred sound (Vedic recitation) sanctifies the space; collective devotion turns the tīrtha into a living altar.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya, filled with Vedic resonance during the rites.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Vedic chanting in high, resounding tones as part of the ceremonial proceedings.