Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 68

Devanagari script

देवदुंदुभयो नेदुर्गंधर्वपतयो जगुः । ववुः पुण्यास्तथा वाता ननृतुश्चाप्सरो गणाः

Transliteration

devaduṃdubhayo nedurgaṃdharvapatayo jaguḥ | vavuḥ puṇyāstathā vātā nanṛtuścāpsaro gaṇāḥ

Translation

天の太鼓は鳴り響き、ガンダルヴァの主たちは歌った。吉祥の風が吹き、アプサラスの群れは舞い踊った。

Word by Word

• देव-दुंदुभयः: divine drums
• देव-दुंदुभयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + दुंदुभि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (‘देवानां दुंदुभयः’ = divine drums)

• नेदुः: resounded
• नेदुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• गंधर्व-पतयः: lords of the gandharvas
• गंधर्व-पतयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गंधर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘गंधर्वाणां पतयः’ = lords of gandharvas)

• जगुः: sang
• जगुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गै (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• ववुः: blew
• ववुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• पुण्याः: auspicious
• पुण्याः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘वाताः’ इति विशेषण

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (likewise)

• वाताः: winds
• वाताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• ननृतुः: danced
• ननृतुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नृत् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• 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/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘अप्सरसां गणाः’ = groups of apsarases)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta within Brahmakhaṇḍa framing)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sky filled with celestial musicians: gandharva leaders singing, devadundubhis sounding; apsaras dancing in arcs; below, the sacred forest sways with fragrant winds.

Characters & Entities

• Devaduṃdubhi
• Gandharvas
• Apsarases

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A dharmic consecration is portrayed as a cosmic event, echoed by auspicious signs in heaven and nature.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya, whose establishment prompts celestial rejoicing.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse describes omens and celebration rather than prescribing human practice.