Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

प्रतिशब्दित भूर्लोक भुवर्लोकांतराध्वनि । सर्वं प्रमुदितं चासीच्छंभोः प्रावेशिकोत्सवे

Transliteration

pratiśabdita bhūrloka bhuvarlokāṃtarādhvani | sarvaṃ pramuditaṃ cāsīcchaṃbhoḥ prāveśikotsave

Translation

ഭൂലോകവും ഭുവർലോകവും തമ്മിലുള്ള പാതകളിൽ എല്ലാടവും പ്രതിധ്വനി മുഴങ്ങുമ്പോൾ, ശംഭുവിന്റെ മംഗളപ്രവേശോത്സവത്തിൽ സർവ്വവും ആനന്ദത്തിൽ നിറഞ്ഞു।

Word by Word

• प्रतिशब्दितः: resounded/echoed
• प्रतिशब्दितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतिशब्दित (कृदन्त; प्रति-√शब्द्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) — past passive participle used adjectivally

• भूर्लोकः: the earth-world (Bhūrloka)
• भूर्लोकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूः + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (भूः-लोकः = earth-world)

• भुवर्लोकान्तराध्वनि: on the path/space between Bhuvarloka (and other realms)
• भुवर्लोकान्तराध्वनि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवर्-लोक + अन्तर + अध्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; समासः (भुवर्लोकस्य अन्तरस्य अध्वनि) — locative of ‘path/space between Bhuvarloka’

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-शब्द

• प्रमुदितम्: joyful
• प्रमुदितम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रमुदित (कृदन्त; प्र-√मुद्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) — ‘made glad/joyful’

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

• आसीत्: was
• आसीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शम्भोः: of Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• प्रावेशिकोत्सवे: at the entrance-festival
• प्रावेशिकोत्सवे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रावेशिक + उत्सव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (प्रावेशिकः उत्सवः)

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/Śaunaka group (typical frame; not stated in the verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cosmic avenue between Bhūrloka and Bhuvarloka reverberates with auspicious echoes as Śambhu makes a ceremonial entry; celestial beings line the path with lamps, banners, and flower-canopies.

Characters & Entities

• Śambhu
• Śiva
• Bhūrloka
• Bhuvarloka
• Kāśī (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When Śiva’s presence is welcomed, the worlds themselves rejoice—divinity transforms the atmosphere into auspiciousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī is implied as the setting, celebrated through the motif of Śambhu’s auspicious entry and the city’s cosmic sanctity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription is stated; the verse frames an utsava (ceremonial entry) atmosphere that supports worship and celebration.