Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

गीतवाद्यप्रघोषैश्च नृत्यमानाः समंततः । जयशब्दं नमःशब्दं गर्जंतो हरिनामभिः

Transliteration

gītavādyapraghoṣaiśca nṛtyamānāḥ samaṃtataḥ | jayaśabdaṃ namaḥśabdaṃ garjaṃto harināmabhiḥ

Translation

ഗീത-വാദ്യങ്ങളുടെ ഘോഷത്തോടുകൂടി ചുറ്റുമെല്ലാം നൃത്തം ചെയ്തു, ഹരിനാമങ്ങൾ ഉച്ചരിച്ച് ‘ജയ’ ‘നമഃ’ എന്ന ശബ്ദങ്ങൾ ഗർജിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• गीतवाद्यप्रघोषैः: with the loud sounds of songs and instruments
• गीतवाद्यप्रघोषैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गीत (प्रातिपदिक) + वाद्य (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रघोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुष) — ‘गीत-वाद्य-सम्बद्ध-प्रघोषैः’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• नृत्यमानाः: dancing
• नृत्यमानाः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नृत् (धातु) + शानच् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (Present participle) आत्मनेपद-प्रयोग; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• समन्ततः: on all sides
• समन्ततः: Desha (Spatial/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) — ‘सर्वतः’

• जयशब्दम्: the cry ‘jaya!’
• जयशब्दम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय (प्रातिपदिक) + शब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुष) — ‘जय-इति शब्दः’

• नमःशब्दम्: the cry ‘namaḥ!’
• नमःशब्दम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमः (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + शब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुष) — ‘नमः-इति शब्दः’

• गर्जन्तः: roaring/shouting
• गर्जन्तः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गर्ज् (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (Present participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• हरिनामभिः: with the names of Hari
• हरिनामभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक) + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुष) — ‘हरेः नामभिः’

Speaker

Prahlāda (narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas dance in a circle with instruments; banners of ‘Jaya’ and ‘Namaḥ’ seem to vibrate in the air as Hari’s names are shouted like thunder.

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Kṛṣṇa/Viṣṇu)
• Devas (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Communal bhakti—kīrtana, dance, and chanting Hari’s names—is presented as an exalted response to divine presence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, as the setting for jubilant Hari-nāma celebration surrounding Kṛṣṇa’s darśana.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Hari-nāma (chanting the divine names) and celebratory kīrtana are implied devotional acts.