Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

वेदध्वनितनिर्घोषैर्दिवं भूमिं च संस्पृशन् । सुशुभे मंडपस्तत्र पताकाभिरलंकृतः

Transliteration

vedadhvanitanirghoṣairdivaṃ bhūmiṃ ca saṃspṛśan | suśubhe maṃḍapastatra patākābhiralaṃkṛtaḥ

Translation

വേദമന്ത്രങ്ങളുടെ ധ്വനിത നിർഘോഷം സ്വർഗ്ഗവും ഭൂമിയും സ്പർശിക്കുന്നതുപോലെ മുഴങ്ങി. അവിടെ മണ്ടപം പതാകകളാൽ അലങ്കരിക്കപ്പെട്ട് അത്യന്തം ശോഭിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• वेदध्वनितनिर्घोषैः: with the resounding sounds of Vedic chants
• वेदध्वनितनिर्घोषैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद-ध्वनित-निर्घोष (प्रातिपदिक; वेद + ध्वनित + निर्घोष)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (वेदस्य ध्वनितः निर्घोषः इति)

• दिवम्: heaven
• दिवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्/द्यौस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• भूमिम्: earth
• भूमिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

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

• संस्पृशन्: touching
• संस्पृशन्: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+स्पृश् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कृदन्तः—शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; धातुः—स्पृश् (6P) उपसर्गः—सम्

• सुशुभे: shone splendidly
• सुशुभे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सु+शुभ् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; धातुः—शुभ् (1P) उपसर्गः—सु

• मण्डपः: pavilion
• मण्डपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• पताकाभिः: with banners
• पताकाभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पताका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• अलंकृतः: adorned
• अलंकृतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अलम्+कृ (धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः—क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; धातुः—कृ (8U) उपसर्गः—अलम्

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand pavilion gleams, draped with fluttering banners; inside, priests chant Veda with such resonance it seems to span heaven and earth, filling the air with sacred vibration.

Characters & Entities

• Veda
• Maṇḍapa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred sound elevates space—Vedic recitation sanctifies a place until it feels heaven-touched.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, whose ritual pavilion is depicted as radiant through Vedic resonance.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Vedic chanting (svādhyāya/recitation) as an integral accompaniment to yajña proceedings.