Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

वादित्रैर्ब्रह्मघोषैश्च नीयते नृपमंदिरम् । जनैर्जानपदैर्मार्गे दृश्यते नृपमन्दिरे

Transliteration

vāditrairbrahmaghoṣaiśca nīyate nṛpamaṃdiram | janairjānapadairmārge dṛśyate nṛpamandire

Translation

Au son des instruments et des acclamations védiques, on la mena au palais du roi. Sur la route, les gens du pays la virent, et de même dans la demeure royale.

Word by Word

• वादित्रैः: with musical instruments
• वादित्रैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वादित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• ब्रह्मघोषैः: with sacred chants
• ब्रह्मघोषैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्म (प्रातिपदिक) + घोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः: ‘ब्रह्मणः घोषाः’ (Vedic/holy chants)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक-संबन्ध) — conjunction ‘and’

• नीयते: is being led
• नीयते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोगः (passive) — ‘is being led’

• नृपमन्दिरम्: to the king’s palace
• नृपमन्दिरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक) + मन्दिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः: ‘नृपस्य मन्दिरम्’ (king’s palace)

• जनैः: by the people
• जनैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• जानपदैः: by the townsfolk/countrymen
• जानपदैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जानपद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• मार्गे: on the road
• मार्गे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• दृश्यते: is seen
• दृश्यते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः — ‘is seen/appears’

• नृपमन्दिरे: in the king’s palace
• नृपमन्दिरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक) + मन्दिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः: ‘नृपस्य मन्दिरे’ (in the king’s palace)

Speaker

Unspecified (Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ceremonial procession moves along a city road toward the royal palace: drummers and conch-blowers lead, Vedic chanters follow, and townspeople line the street, craning to see the extraordinary doe-maiden being escorted.

Characters & Entities

• nṛpamaṃdira (king’s palace)
• brahmaghoṣa (Vedic chants)
• jānapada (townspeople)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The union of music and Vedic sound underscores dharmic auspiciousness, suggesting that extraordinary events should be approached with sanctity and discernment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader narrative remains anchored in Vastrāpathakṣetra’s māhātmya within Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; however, brahmaghoṣa (Vedic chanting) is depicted as an auspicious accompaniment.