Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 76

Devanagari script

शंखाश्च पटहाश्चैव मृदंगानकगोमुखाः । भेर्यश्च झर्झरीणां च स शब्दस्तुमुलोऽभवत्

Transliteration

śaṃkhāśca paṭahāścaiva mṛdaṃgānakagomukhāḥ | bheryaśca jharjharīṇāṃ ca sa śabdastumulo'bhavat

Translation

Sangkha dan pataha, mṛdaṅga, ānaka dan gomukha, serta bherī dan jharjharī—maka terbitlah gemuruh bunyi yang dahsyat.

Word by Word

• śaṃkhāḥ: conches
• śaṃkhāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• paṭahāḥ: kettledrums
• paṭahāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paṭaha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• mṛdaṅga-ānaka-gomukhāḥ: mṛdaṅgas, ānakas, and gomukhas (drums/horns)
• mṛdaṅga-ānaka-gomukhāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mṛdaṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + ānaka (प्रातिपदिक) + gomukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• bheryaḥ: kettle-drums (bherīs)
• bheryaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bherī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• jharjharīṇām: of jharjharīs (a kind of instrument)
• jharjharīṇām: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jharjharī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• saḥ: that
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• śabdaḥ: sound
• śabdaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śabda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tumulaḥ: tumultuous, loud
• tumulaḥ: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tumula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with śabdaḥ)

• abhavat: arose, became
• abhavat: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedārakhaṇḍa sacred region

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A celestial assembly resounds: conches, kettle-drums, mṛdaṅgas, ānakas, gomukha-horns, bherīs and jingling jharjharīs create a thunderous, layered soundscape around the deity.

Characters & Entities

• Conch (Śaṅkha)
• Paṭaha
• Mṛdaṅga
• Ānaka
• Gomukha
• Bherī
• Jharjharī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred celebration is a form of devotion—auspicious sound (maṅgala-nāda) honors divine presence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Within Kedārakhaṇḍa’s Kedāra setting, the verse evokes a pilgrimage-like festive atmosphere.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied maṅgala-vādya (auspicious instrumental music) as part of celebratory worship, though not framed as a command.