Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 89

Devanagari script

तदा शंखाश्च भेर्यश्च नेदुस्तूर्यीण्यनेकशः

Transliteration

tadā śaṃkhāśca bheryaśca nedustūryīṇyanekaśaḥ

Translation

Alors retentirent les conques et les tambours de guerre, et maintes trompettes et instruments de fête éclatèrent de toutes parts.

Word by Word

• तदा: then
• तदा: अधिकरण (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• शंखाः: conches
• शंखाः: कर्ता
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• भेर्यः: kettledrums
• भेर्यः: कर्ता
• Type: Noun
• Root: भेरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• नेदुः: resounded
• नेदुः: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: नद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• तूर्यीणि: musical instruments
• तूर्यीणि: कर्ता
• Type: Noun
• Root: तूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• अनेकशः: many times, abundantly
• अनेकशः: सम्बन्ध (adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनेकशः (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'in many ways/abundantly')

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta (deduced; Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (processional utsava context)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Close-up of musicians blowing conches and striking kettle-drums; long trumpets flare outward; the air vibrates as the procession advances, with banners and garlands trembling to the rhythm.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Auspicious sound (maṅgala-nāda) accompanies divine presence, indicating joy, victory, and sanctity in sacred space.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra (Kedārakhaṇḍa context), within the Himalayan sacred geography praised in the Skanda Purāṇa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it depicts celebratory temple-like music that traditionally accompanies darśana and pūjā.