Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

वाद्यमानेषु वाद्येषु गीतध्वनियुतेषु च । गन्धर्वाणां प्रमुख्यानां किन्नराणां विशेषतः

Transliteration

vādyamāneṣu vādyeṣu gītadhvaniyuteṣu ca | gandharvāṇāṃ pramukhyānāṃ kinnarāṇāṃ viśeṣataḥ

Translation

വാദ്യങ്ങൾ മുഴങ്ങുകയും ഗീതധ്വനി പരന്നുയരുകയും ചെയ്തു—പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് പ്രമുഖ ഗന്ധർവന്മാരും കിന്നരന്മാരും ആലപിക്കുമ്പോൾ—ആ മംഗളയാത്ര മുന്നോട്ട് നീങ്ങി।

Word by Word

• vādyamāneṣu: while being played
• vādyamāneṣu: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √vad (धातु) + ya (णिच्/यक्) + māna (शानच्) → vādyamāna (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि/भावे शानच् (present passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• vādyeṣu: in/among instruments
• vādyeṣu: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vādya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• gīta-dhvani-yuteṣu: endowed with the sound of song
• gīta-dhvani-yuteṣu: Adhikarana (Locative qualifier/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gīta (प्रातिपदिक) + dhvani (प्रातिपदिक) + yuta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष (gītasya dhvaniḥ) + (dhvani-yuta)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (linker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• gandharvāṇām: of the Gandharvas
• gandharvāṇām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gandharva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• pramukhyānām: of the chief (ones)
• pramukhyānām: Sambandha (Genitive qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pramukhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• kinnarāṇām: of the Kinnaras
• kinnarāṇām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kinnara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• viśeṣataḥ: especially
• viśeṣataḥ: Sambandha (manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: viśeṣataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: 'especially')

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Musicians—Gandharvas and Kinnaras—play drums, cymbals, conches, and vīṇās as the procession advances; the air is filled with song-waves and rhythmic motion.

Characters & Entities

• Gandharvas
• Kinnaras

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma frames sacred occasions as inherently auspicious, where harmony (music) reflects cosmic approval.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a descriptive verse highlighting auspicious music accompanying the event.