Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

गर्जनानि सुपुण्यानि हरिशब्दैः पृथक्पृथक् । अपश्यन्वै तदा सर्वे ब्रह्माद्या देवनायकाः

Transliteration

garjanāni supuṇyāni hariśabdaiḥ pṛthakpṛthak | apaśyanvai tadā sarve brahmādyā devanāyakāḥ

Translation

Il y eut des rugissements de bon augure, distincts les uns des autres, emplis du cri « Hari ! ». Alors tous les chefs des dieux, à commencer par Brahmā, contemplèrent vraiment ce prodige.

Word by Word

• गर्जनानि: roarings, thunderous sounds
• गर्जनानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्जन (प्रातिपदिक; √गर्ज् (धातु) + ल्युट्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; भाववाचक-नाम (verbal noun)

• सुपुण्यानि: very auspicious
• सुपुण्यानि: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• हरिशब्दैः: by the cries/sounds of Hari
• हरिशब्दैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि-शब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (हरिणः शब्दाः)

• पृथक्: separately
• पृथक्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• पृथक्: each by itself
• पृथक्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति (reduplication for emphasis)

• अपश्यन्: saw
• अपश्यन्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पश् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; रूपम्: अपश्यन्/अपश्यन्(त्) (they saw)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha/Emphasis (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण (pronominal adjective)

• ब्रह्माद्याः: Brahmā and others
• ब्रह्माद्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्-आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; आदि-तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्मा आदिः येषाम्)

• देवनायकाः: leaders of the gods
• देवनायकाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-नायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानां नायकाः)

Speaker

Prahlāda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Auspicious roaring sounds ripple through the sky, each distinct, all infused with ‘Hari!’; Brahmā and other divine leaders appear as radiant figures watching the marvel over Dvārakā.

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Divine Name)
• Brahmā
• Devanāyakas (leaders of gods)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Divine Name is portrayed as inherently auspicious, drawing even the highest gods to witness and affirm sacred greatness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā remains the implied sacred locus whose celebration attracts Brahmā and other deva-leaders.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

An implied endorsement of Hari-nāma (uttering ‘Hari’) as a merit-bearing devotional act, though not framed as a rule.