Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

गीतवादित्रघोषेण ब्रह्मघोषेण भूयसा । संस्तूयमानो विविधैः सूक्तैर्वेदविदां वरैः

Transliteration

gītavāditraghoṣeṇa brahmaghoṣeṇa bhūyasā | saṃstūyamāno vividhaiḥ sūktairvedavidāṃ varaiḥ

Translation

ഗീതങ്ങളുടെയും വാദ്യങ്ങളുടെയും ഘോഷത്താൽ, അതിലും അധികമായി ബ്രഹ്മഘോഷമായ വേദമന്ത്രങ്ങളുടെ മഹാനാദത്താൽ, വേദവിദ്യയിൽ ശ്രേഷ്ഠർ വിവിധ സൂക്തങ്ങളാൽ അവനെ സ്തുതിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• गीत: song, sung (as a component)
• गीत: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गीता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक; समासपूर्वपद (अव्यक्त-विभक्ति)

• वादित्र: musical instrument
• वादित्र: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वादित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक; समासपूर्वपद (अव्यक्त-विभक्ति)

• घोषेण: by the sound/clamour (of songs and instruments)
• घोषेण: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; समासः—गीत-वादित्र-घोष (षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः: ‘गीतवादित्रयोः घोषः’)

• ब्रह्मघोषेण: by the Vedic chant/sound
• ब्रह्मघोषेण: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + घोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; समासः—ब्रह्म-घोष (तत्पुरुष: ‘ब्रह्मणः/वेदस्य घोषः’)

• भूयसा: more, in greater measure
• भूयसा: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (प्रयोगे), तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तुलनात्मक-प्रातिपदिक (comparative)

• संस्तूयमानः: being praised
• संस्तूयमानः: Karma (Patient/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + स्तु (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि-प्रयोगे शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त (present passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• विविधैः: by various
• विविधैः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सूक्तैः: by hymns/verses
• सूक्तैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

• वेदविदाम्: of the knowers of the Veda
• वेदविदाम्: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेदविद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• वरैः: by the excellent (ones)
• वरैः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘वेदविदाम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sanctified assembly where foremost Veda-knowers chant powerful mantras while musicians play drums, cymbals, and lutes; the praised deity/hero is honored amid layered sound—song, instruments, and Vedic intonation.

Characters & Entities

• Veda-vids (knowers of the Vedas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True celebration of the divine unites bhakti (music, song) with śruti-based sanctity (Vedic recitation).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra region in the Himalayas, presented as a sacred theatre for Vedic praise.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Stuti through gīta-vāditra (devotional music) and brahma-ghoṣa (Vedic chanting).