Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

गीतानि गायनोक्तानि श्रुत्वा विस्मयमाययुः । प्रभाते सुप्रसन्ने तु उदतिष्ठन्परस्परम्

Transliteration

gītāni gāyanoktāni śrutvā vismayamāyayuḥ | prabhāte suprasanne tu udatiṣṭhanparasparam

Translation

Entendant ces chants entonnés par le chanteur, ils furent saisis d’émerveillement ; puis, à l’aube, paisible et de bon augure, ils se levèrent et s’entretinrent entre eux.

Word by Word

• गीतानि: songs
• गीतानि: Karma (Object of श्रुत्वा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गी (धातु) → गीत (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिकम्; नपुंसकलिङ्गः; प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचनम् (Nom./Acc. plural)

• गायन-उक्तानि: uttered by the singer
• गायन-उक्तानि: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गायन (प्रातिपदिक) + उक्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (गायनेन उक्तानि); क्त कृदन्तः; नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचनम्; गीतानि इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) → श्रुत्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्तम् (gerund)

• विस्मयम्: astonishment
• विस्मयम्: Karma (Object of āyayuḥ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विस्मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गः; द्वितीया एकवचनम् (Accusative singular)

• आययुः: they attained/came to
• आययुः: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परिपूर्णभूत/Perfect); प्रथमपुरुषः बहुवचनम् (3rd person plural)

• प्रभाते: in the morning
• प्रभाते: Adhikaraṇa (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गः/नपुंसकलिङ्गः; सप्तमी एकवचनम् (Locative singular)

• सुप्रसन्ने: very clear/pleasant
• सुप्रसन्ने: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे सप्तमी एकवचनम् (Locative singular); प्रभाते इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: पक्षान्तर/विरोध-बोधक अव्ययम्

• उदतिष्ठन्: they rose up
• उदतिष्ठन्: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-स्था (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect); प्रथमपुरुषः बहुवचनम् (3rd person plural); परस्मैपदम्

• परस्परम्: mutually/each other
• परस्परम्: Adhikaraṇa (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परस्पर (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययम्; परस्पर-क्रिया/सम्बन्ध-बोधक (reciprocal adverb)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Vyāsa-style narration within the Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At serene dawn, pilgrims awaken in a forest clearing, faces still astonished from the night’s song; they gather in small groups, quietly discussing what they experienced.

Characters & Entities

• sacred songs (gītāni)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred sound awakens reverence, and the auspiciousness of a holy place is felt most clearly in serene moments like dawn.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya, presented as a place where wondrous devotional sound transforms pilgrims.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated; the narrative highlights listening to sacred song and responding with reflective wakefulness.