Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 120

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मघोषेण तारेण व्योमशब्दगुणं स्फुटम् । कारितं तेन दक्षेण विप्राणां हृष्टचेतसाम्

Transliteration

brahmaghoṣeṇa tāreṇa vyomaśabdaguṇaṃ sphuṭam | kāritaṃ tena dakṣeṇa viprāṇāṃ hṛṣṭacetasām

Translation

Par un chant de Brahman, clair et haut, il rendit manifeste dans le ciel la qualité même du son ; Dakṣa le fit accomplir pour la joie des brāhmanes.

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मघोषेण: by the sacred Vedic chant
• ब्रह्मघोषेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्म + घोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्मणः घोषः)

• तारेण: with a loud/high (tone)
• तारेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (उच्चस्वरः)

• व्योमशब्दगुणम्: the sound-quality of the sky (resonance)
• व्योमशब्दगुणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्योम + शब्द + गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (व्योम्नः शब्दगुणः)

• स्फुटम्: clearly, distinctly
• स्फुटम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्फुट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• कारितम्: was caused to be made/done
• कारितम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + णिच् (causative) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: णिजन्त-भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (causative past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• तेन: by him/thereby
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• दक्षेण: by the skilled/competent (one)
• दक्षेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• विप्राणाम्: of the Brahmins
• विप्राणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन

• हृष्टचेतसाम्: of those whose minds were delighted
• हृष्टचेतसाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष्ट + चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन; समासः—बहुव्रीहि (हृष्टं चेतः येषाम्)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced narrator voice)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Frame-audience sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand yajña where expert priests chant a piercing, clear Brahma-chant; the sky itself seems to vibrate with sound, delighting the assembled brāhmaṇas; Dakṣa presides amid splendor.

Characters & Entities

• Dakṣa
• Vipras (brāhmaṇas)
• Brahma-ghoṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual sound (mantra/ghoṣa) is portrayed as cosmically resonant, yet its highest purpose is fulfilled only when aligned with true devotion and dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tirtha is cited; the Kāśī-khaṇḍa context broadly sacralizes Śaiva sacred geography and right worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It mentions Brahma-ghoṣa (Vedic chanting) as part of yajña proceedings.