Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

महोत्सवोऽथ संजज्ञे तस्मिन्स्थाने निरर्गलः । गीतवाद्यप्रणादेन येनविश्वं प्रपूरितम्

Transliteration

mahotsavo'tha saṃjajñe tasminsthāne nirargalaḥ | gītavādyapraṇādena yenaviśvaṃ prapūritam

Translation

Alors, en ce lieu, naquit une grande fête, débordante et sans entrave ; par la résonance des chants et des instruments, l’univers entier semblait comblé.

Word by Word

• महोत्सवः: a great festival
• महोत्सवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + उत्सव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘great festival’

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction/particle) ‘then/now’

• संजज्ञे: arose, came into being
• संजज्ञे: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + जन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• स्थाने: place
• स्थाने: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• निरर्गलः: unrestrained, unimpeded
• निरर्गलः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर् + अर्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; महोत्सवः इति विशेषण ‘unrestrained/unchecked’

• गीतवाद्यप्रणादेन: by the resonance of song and instruments
• गीतवाद्यप्रणादेन: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गीत + वाद्य + प्रणाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘by the sound of songs and instruments’

• येन: by which
• येन: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सम्बन्धे ‘by which’

• विश्वम्: the world
• विश्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• प्रपूरितम्: filled
• प्रपूरितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + पूर् (धातु) + त (कृत्)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘filled’ (विश्वम् इति कर्मणि विशेषण)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Māhātmya-style narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vast, overflowing festival at the sacred spot: crowds of devas and celestial beings, banners and garlands, musicians with drums and lutes, singers in chorus; sound waves seem to fill the cosmos.

Characters & Entities

• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places naturally become centers of joyous devotion; collective worship (music, praise, celebration) is portrayed as a dharmic offering.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse praises “that place” within Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya context; the precise tīrtha-name is not stated in this single shloka.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite is prescribed; devotional celebration through song and instruments is highlighted.