Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

देवतायतनैर्दिव्यैर्ध्वजमालासुशोभितैः । वेदाध्ययननिर्घोषैर्मङ्गलाद्यैर्विनादितम्

Transliteration

devatāyatanairdivyairdhvajamālāsuśobhitaiḥ | vedādhyayananirghoṣairmaṅgalādyairvināditam

Translation

ആ നഗരം ദേവതകളുടെ ദിവ്യ ക്ഷേത്രങ്ങളാൽ ശോഭിച്ചു; ധ്വജ‑പതാകകളുടെ നിരകളാൽ മനോഹരമായി അലങ്കരിക്കപ്പെട്ടിരുന്നു. വേദപാരായണഘോഷവും മംഗളകർമ്മങ്ങളുടെ ശുഭനാദവും എല്ലാടവും മുഴങ്ങിക്കൊണ്ടിരുന്നു.

Word by Word

• देवतायतनैः: by/with temples of the gods
• देवतायतनैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवतायतन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; समासः—देवतायाः आयतनम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• दिव्यैः: divine
• दिव्यैः: Visheshana (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (देवतायतनैः)

• ध्वजमालासुशोभितैः: adorned with garlands of flags
• ध्वजमालासुशोभितैः: Visheshana (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्वजमाला + सुशोभित (कृदन्त; √शुभ् (धातु) + सु- उपसर्ग, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; समासः—ध्वजमालाभिः सुशोभितैः (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषणम्

• वेदाध्ययननिर्घोषैः: by the resounding sounds of Vedic recitation
• वेदाध्ययननिर्घोषैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद + अध्ययन + निर्घोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; समासः—वेदाध्ययनस्य निर्घोषैः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• मङ्गलाद्यैः: with auspicious (sounds) and the like
• मङ्गलाद्यैः: Visheshana (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मङ्गल + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; समासः—मङ्गलानि आदीनि येषां तैः (अव्यक्त-तत्पुरुष/समाहारार्थे); विशेषणम् (निर्घोषैः)

• विनादितम्: made to resound
• विनादितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + √नद् (धातु) + णिच् + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; (नगरं/भवनं इत्यादि) कर्मणि विशेषणम्

Speaker

Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sacred cityscape: multiple devālaya spires, rows of fluttering banners, priests chanting Veda; conch and drum-like auspicious ambience; streets bright and orderly.

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Devatā (temples)
• Veda (recitation)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Public life becomes auspicious when anchored in deva-pūjā and Vedic sound (śabda), presenting dharma as a living civic culture.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse highlights temple-centered auspiciousness within the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied practices include Vedic recitation (vedādhyayana) and maṅgala rites, but no explicit injunction is stated.