Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

गीतवादित्रघोषेण ब्रह्मघोषेण भूयसा । संस्तूयमानो विविधैः सूक्तैर्वेदविदां वरैः

Transliteration

gītavāditraghoṣeṇa brahmaghoṣeṇa bhūyasā | saṃstūyamāno vividhaiḥ sūktairvedavidāṃ varaiḥ

Translation

Au milieu du retentissement des chants et des instruments—et plus encore par la puissante récitation des formules sacrées—il fut loué par maints hymnes, par les plus éminents connaisseurs des Veda.

Word by Word

• गीत: song, sung (as a component)
• गीत: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गीता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक; समासपूर्वपद (अव्यक्त-विभक्ति)

• वादित्र: musical instrument
• वादित्र: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वादित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक; समासपूर्वपद (अव्यक्त-विभक्ति)

• घोषेण: by the sound/clamour (of songs and instruments)
• घोषेण: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; समासः—गीत-वादित्र-घोष (षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः: ‘गीतवादित्रयोः घोषः’)

• ब्रह्मघोषेण: by the Vedic chant/sound
• ब्रह्मघोषेण: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + घोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; समासः—ब्रह्म-घोष (तत्पुरुष: ‘ब्रह्मणः/वेदस्य घोषः’)

• भूयसा: more, in greater measure
• भूयसा: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (प्रयोगे), तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तुलनात्मक-प्रातिपदिक (comparative)

• संस्तूयमानः: being praised
• संस्तूयमानः: Karma (Patient/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + स्तु (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि-प्रयोगे शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त (present passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• विविधैः: by various
• विविधैः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सूक्तैः: by hymns/verses
• सूक्तैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

• वेदविदाम्: of the knowers of the Veda
• वेदविदाम्: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेदविद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• वरैः: by the excellent (ones)
• वरैः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘वेदविदाम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sanctified assembly where foremost Veda-knowers chant powerful mantras while musicians play drums, cymbals, and lutes; the praised deity/hero is honored amid layered sound—song, instruments, and Vedic intonation.

Characters & Entities

• Veda-vids (knowers of the Vedas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True celebration of the divine unites bhakti (music, song) with śruti-based sanctity (Vedic recitation).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra region in the Himalayas, presented as a sacred theatre for Vedic praise.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Stuti through gīta-vāditra (devotional music) and brahma-ghoṣa (Vedic chanting).