Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

तथैव गायकाः सर्वे परममंगलम् । पुनः पुनरवाद्यंत वादित्राणि महोत्सवे

Transliteration

tathaiva gāyakāḥ sarve paramamaṃgalam | punaḥ punaravādyaṃta vāditrāṇi mahotsave

Translation

De même, tous les chanteurs exécutaient des chants souverainement auspices ; et, durant la grande fête, les instruments retentissaient encore et encore.

Word by Word

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अन्वयार्थक

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)

• gāyakāḥ: singers
• gāyakāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gāyaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• sarve: all
• sarve: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (of gāyakāḥ)

• parama-maṅgalam: the highest auspicious (song/benediction)
• parama-maṅgalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक) + maṅgala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (परमं मङ्गलम्)

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Sambandha (Adverb/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति/आवृत्तिवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (again)

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Sambandha (Adverb/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आवृत्तिवाचक (repeatedly)

• avādyanta: they played/sounded
• avādyanta: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√vad (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद (अवाद्यन्त)

• vāditrāṇi: musical instruments
• vāditrāṇi: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāditra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), बहुवचन; here as कर्म (object)

• mahotsave: at the great festival
• mahotsave: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + utsava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (महान् उत्सवः)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A circle of singers and musicians in the great festival, repeatedly performing auspicious hymns; instruments rise and fall in cycles, banners flutter, lamps and incense accompany the sound in the mountain air.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Repeated remembrance through song and sound is a form of sustained worship that sanctifies the festival.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra, portrayed as a seat of continuous festive devotion to Śiva.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It describes the ongoing performance of auspicious singing and instrumental music during the mahotsava.