Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

वेणुवीणामृदंगानां निःस्वनैः परिपूरितम् । दशसाहस्रसंख्याभिश्चेटीभिः परिपूरितम्

Transliteration

veṇuvīṇāmṛdaṃgānāṃ niḥsvanaiḥ paripūritam | daśasāhasrasaṃkhyābhiśceṭībhiḥ paripūritam

Translation

അത് വേണു, വീണ, മൃദംഗം എന്നിവയുടെ നാദങ്ങളാൽ നിറഞ്ഞിരുന്നു; പത്തായിരം ദാസിമാരാൽ എല്ലാടവും പരിപൂർണ്ണമായിരുന്നു।

Word by Word

• वेणुवीणामृदङ्गानाम्: of flutes, lutes, and drums
• वेणुवीणामृदङ्गानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: veṇu-vīṇā-mṛdaṅga (प्रातिपदिक; वेणु + वीणा + मृदङ्ग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• निःस्वनैः: with sounds
• निःस्वनैः: Karana (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niḥsvana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• परिपूरितम्: filled
• परिपूरितम्: Visheshana (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pari-pūr (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (पूर्वोक्तं गेहम् इति)

• दशसाहस्रसंख्याभिः: numbering ten-thousand
• दशसाहस्रसंख्याभिः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daśa-sāhasra-saṃkhyā (प्रातिपदिक; दश + साहस्र + संख्या)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying चेटीभिः)

• चेटीभिः: by maidservants
• चेटीभिः: Karana (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ceṭī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• परिपूरितम्: filled
• परिपूरितम्: Visheshana (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pari-pūr (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (गेहम्)

Speaker

Sūta

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: (implied) Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Inside and around the palace: musicians with bamboo flutes, vīṇā players seated on carved platforms, mṛdaṅga drummers; streams of maidservants fill corridors and balconies, creating a living tapestry of movement and sound.

Characters & Entities

• Prāgjyotiṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worldly grandeur and sensory delight are depicted vividly to contrast with the higher aim of dharma and self-mastery.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is praised; the verse continues the description of a grand mansion in the Prāgjyotiṣa setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.