Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

वह्निः शूर्परवं चक्रे पणवं च तथाश्विनौ । उपांगवादनं चक्रे सोमः सूर्यः समंततः

Transliteration

vahniḥ śūrparavaṃ cakre paṇavaṃ ca tathāśvinau | upāṃgavādanaṃ cakre somaḥ sūryaḥ samaṃtataḥ

Translation

Vahni (Api) menimbulkan bunyi alat śūrpa, dan kedua Aśvin juga memainkan gendang paṇava. Soma dan Sūrya, di segenap penjuru, mengiringi dengan muzik alat tambahan.

Word by Word

• वह्निः: Agni (fire-god)
• वह्निः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वह्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• शूर्परवम्: a winnowing-fan sound / instrument named śūrparava
• शूर्परवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूर्परव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• चक्रे: made / performed
• चक्रे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पणवम्: a drum (paṇava)
• पणवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पणव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

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

• तथा: likewise / also
• तथा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• अश्विनौ: the two Aśvins
• अश्विनौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन

• उपाङ्गवादनम्: playing of subsidiary instruments
• उपाङ्गवादनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपाङ्ग + वादन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): उपाङ्गस्य वादनम्

• चक्रे: made / performed
• चक्रे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सोमः: Soma (moon-god)
• सोमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सूर्यः: Sūrya (sun-god)
• सूर्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• समन्ततः: on all sides / all around
• समन्ततः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa; exact speaker not explicit in the snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vahni blazes with controlled radiance while sounding a śūrpa-like instrument; the Aśvins beat the paṇava drum; Soma and Sūrya, positioned around, add subsidiary music, forming a luminous ring of sound around Śiva.

Characters & Entities

• Vahni (Agni)
• Aśvins
• Soma
• Sūrya
• Paṇava

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Cosmic powers (fire, sun, moon) are portrayed as servants in worship, teaching that all forces of nature can be aligned toward dharma and devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The passage belongs to a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter; this particular verse emphasizes the divine musical service rather than the site-name.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A multi-instrumental offering is described: principal instruments (paṇava) along with upāṃga (supporting accompaniment).