Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

तत्र पुण्यकथाभिश्च क्रीडतो रुभयोस्तयोः । प्रादुरभून्महाञ्छब्दः पूरितांबरगोचरः

Transliteration

tatra puṇyakathābhiśca krīḍato rubhayostayoḥ | prādurabhūnmahāñchabdaḥ pūritāṃbaragocaraḥ

Translation

そこで二人が戯れつつ聖なる物語を語り合っていると、忽ち大いなる響きが現れ、天空を満たして諸天の広がり一面に行き渡った。

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Locative setting/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (स्थानवाचक क्रियाविशेषण) — indeclinable adverb of place

• पुण्यकथाभिः: with holy stories
• पुण्यकथाभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्यकथा (प्रातिपदिक; पुण्य + कथा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन — Feminine, Instrumental plural

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक निपात) — conjunction/particle

• क्रीडतोः: (they) play
• क्रीडतोः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रीड् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, द्विवचन — Present indicative, 3rd person dual; परस्मैपद

• उभयोः: of both
• उभयोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उभ (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), द्विवचन — Genitive dual

• तयोः: of those two
• तयोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), द्विवचन — Genitive dual

• प्रादुरभूत्: appeared
• प्रादुरभूत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु) + प्रादुर् (उपसर्गवत् अव्यय)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Imperfect, 3rd person singular; परस्मैपद

• महान्: great
• महान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative singular

• शब्दः: sound
• शब्दः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative singular

• पूरिताम्बरगोचरः: reaching through the sky filled (with it)
• पूरिताम्बरगोचरः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूरित (कृदन्त; √पूर्/पॄ ‘पूरणे’) + अम्बर (प्रातिपदिक) + गोचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative singular; समासः: (पूरित-अम्बर)-गोचरः = ‘whose range is the sky filled (by it)’

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva and Pārvatī seated on a luminous mountain terrace, engaged in sacred storytelling; suddenly a vast, rolling celestial sound spreads across the sky, rippling clouds and scattering birds, while distant gaṇas frolic on rocky slopes.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Umā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In purāṇic narrative, sudden cosmic signs (like all-pervading sound) signal the unfolding of divine events.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting is Mount Mandara, portrayed as a sacred divine arena.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse introduces an omen-like event.