Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 72

Devanagari script

जगुर्गंधर्वमुख्याश्च ननृतुश्चाप्सरोगणाः । विजयो बर्बरीकं च ततो वचनमब्रवीत्

Transliteration

jagurgaṃdharvamukhyāśca nanṛtuścāpsarogaṇāḥ | vijayo barbarīkaṃ ca tato vacanamabravīt

Translation

श्रेष्ठ गन्धर्व गाने लगे और अप्सराओं के समूह नृत्य करने लगे। तब विजय ने बर्बरीक से ये वचन कहे।

Word by Word

• जगुः: sang
• जगुः: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गै (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्शभूत/Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन — they sang

• गन्धर्व-मुख्याः: chief Gandharvas
• गन्धर्व-मुख्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + मुख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन — nominative plural

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• ननृतुः: danced
• ननृतुः: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नृत् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्शभूत/Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन — they danced

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• अप्सरः-गणाः: groups of Apsarases
• अप्सरः-गणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्सरस् (प्रातिपदिक) + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन — nominative plural

• विजयः: Vijaya
• विजयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विजय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन — nominative singular

• बर्बरीकम्: Barbarīka
• बर्बरीकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बर्बरीक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन — accusative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Sequencing)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• वचनम्: words, speech
• वचनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन — accusative singular

• अब्रवीत्: said, spoke
• अब्रवीत्: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — he said

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In the sky-court, gandharva leaders sing with instruments while apsaras troupes dance; below/center, Vijaya turns to speak to Barbarīka.

Characters & Entities

• Gandharvas
• Apsarases
• Vijaya
• Barbarīka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Righteous accomplishment is celebrated by higher realms; divine arts (song and dance) symbolize cosmic approval of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific location is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates celestial celebration and the beginning of a dialogue.