Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 110

Devanagari script

घण्टां च वादयेत्तत्र ततो नीराजनं चरेत् । भ्रामयेद्देवदेवस्य शंखवादित्रनिःस्वनैः

Transliteration

ghaṇṭāṃ ca vādayettatra tato nīrājanaṃ caret | bhrāmayeddevadevasya śaṃkhavāditraniḥsvanaiḥ

Translation

Là, qu’on fasse d’abord sonner la cloche; puis qu’on accomplisse le nīrājana (l’offrande des lumières en les faisant tournoyer). Au retentissement de la conque et des instruments, qu’on tourne en cercle devant Devadeva, le Seigneur des dieux.

Word by Word

• घण्टाम्: bell
• घण्टाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घण्टा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म

• च: and
• च: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक

• वादयेत्: should ring (make sound)
• वादयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु) (प्रेरणे/वादने)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद — ‘वादयेत्’ (cause to sound)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (there)

• ततः: then
• ततः: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then)

• नीराजनम्: ārati (waving of lights)
• नीराजनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नीराजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म

• चरेत्: should perform
• चरेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद — ‘आचरेत्/कुर्यात्’

• भ्रामयेत्: should wave/rotate
• भ्रामयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भ्रम् (धातु) (प्रेरणे/भ्रमणे)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद — ‘परिभ्रामयेत्’

• देवदेवस्य: of the god of gods
• देवदेवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• शंखवादित्रनिःस्वनैः: with the sounds of conch and instruments
• शंखवादित्रनिःस्वनैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंख (प्रातिपदिक) + वादित्र (प्रातिपदिक) + निःस्वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; करण — ‘शंख-वादित्रयोः निःस्वनाः’

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A bright nīrājana lamp is waved before the deity; bell is rung; conch and instruments sound; devotees stand with folded hands; the lamp’s circular motion creates halos of light in the sanctum.

Characters & Entities

• Devadeva (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worship becomes a full-bodied offering—sound and light are dedicated to the Divine, turning the senses toward sacred remembrance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is specified; the focus is on the nīrājana rite in Śiva worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Ring the bell, perform nīrājana (ārati), and wave/circle the light before Śiva amid conch and instrumental sounds.