Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

तदा दुन्दुभयो नेदुर्वादित्राणि बहूनि च । इन्द्रादयः सुराः सर्वे पुष्पवर्षं ववर्षिरे

Transliteration

tadā dundubhayo nedurvāditrāṇi bahūni ca | indrādayaḥ surāḥ sarve puṣpavarṣaṃ vavarṣire

Translation

Alors les tambours dundubhi retentirent et de nombreux instruments résonnèrent. Indra et tous les dieux firent pleuvoir une pluie de fleurs.

Word by Word

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• दुन्दुभयः: kettledrums
• दुन्दुभयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुन्दुभि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• नेदुः: resounded
• नेदुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• वादित्राणि: musical instruments
• वादित्राणि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वादित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• बहूनि: many
• बहूनि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (वादित्राणि)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• इन्द्र-आदयः: Indra and others
• इन्द्र-आदयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: परिग्रहवाचक तत्पुरुष: इन्द्रः आदयः येषाम्; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• सुराः: gods
• सुराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (सुराः)

• पुष्पवर्षम्: a shower of flowers
• पुष्पवर्षम्: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: पुष्पाणां वर्षः; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• ववर्षिरे: they rained down
• ववर्षिरे: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृष् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

Speaker

Narrator (contextual, likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Māheśvarakhaṇḍa frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gandhamādana (utsava-kṣetra context)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sky filled with cascading blossoms while celestial drums thunder; gods led by Indra hover or stand in reverent formation as instruments play around the consecrated Lord.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Surās (Devas)
• Dundubhi (drums)
• Gandhamādana (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma and devotion are restored, the cosmos responds in celebration—symbolizing harmony between gods, sages, and sacred places.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The celebration occurs in the Gandhamādana context (named in the preceding verse), reinforcing its sanctity in the Kedāra-khaṇḍa narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it depicts ceremonial honors—music and puṣpa-varṣa (flower shower)—associated with divine consecration.