Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 181

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । हाहाहूहश्च गन्धर्वो नारदस्तुंबरुस्तथा । उपगातुं समारब्धा गांधर्वकुशला रविम्

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | hāhāhūhaśca gandharvo nāradastuṃbarustathā | upagātuṃ samārabdhā gāṃdharvakuśalā ravim

Translation

Īśvara dit : Hāhā et Hūhū, les Gandharvas, ainsi que Nārada et Tuṃbaru—experts en musique gandharvique—se mirent à chanter des louanges à Ravi.

Word by Word

• ईश्वरः: Īśvara (Lord)
• ईश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• हाहाहूहः: Hāhāhūha (a Gandharva)
• हाहाहूहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हाहाहूह (प्रातिपदिक; गन्धर्व-नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• गन्धर्वः: Gandharva
• गन्धर्वः: Apposition (विशेष्य-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नारदः: Nārada
• नारदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तुंबरुः: Tumburu
• तुंबरुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुंबरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• उपगातुम्: to sing/chant (approaching)
• उपगातुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-गै (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (Infinitive), क्रियार्थक-अव्ययभाव

• समारब्धाः: having begun/undertaken
• समारब्धाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-रभ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृत् (past passive participle) प्रयोग; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• गान्धर्वकुशलाः: skilled in Gandharva-music
• गान्धर्वकुशलाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गान्धर्व + कुशल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (गान्धर्वे कुशलाः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• रविम्: the Sun
• रविम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Īśvara narrates as Hāhā and Hūhū, with Nārada and Tuṃbaru, gather with instruments—vīṇā, cymbals, drums—beginning a celestial concert directed to Ravi, with the sky as their stage over Prabhāsa.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Hāhā
• Hūhū
• Nārada
• Tuṃbaru
• Ravi (Sūrya)
• Gandharvas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine praise is portrayed as a cosmic liturgy: even celestial beings honor Ravi, modeling devotion for human pilgrims.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative belongs to the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, centering on the sanctity of Prabhāsa-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The text highlights gīta-stuti (musical praise); it implies devotional singing but does not prescribe a formal rite in this verse.