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Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 124

देवदुन्दुभयो नेदुः प्रसन्नाश्च दिगीश्वराः । पुष्पवृष्टिः पपातोच्चैस्तस्मिन्यज्ञमहोत्सवे

devadundubhayo neduḥ prasannāśca digīśvarāḥ | puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ papātoccaistasminyajñamahotsave

Gendang ketuhanan berdentum; para penjaga segala penjuru berkenan hati; dan dalam mahaperayaan yajña itu turunlah hujan bunga dari ketinggian.

devadundubhayaḥdivine drums
devadundubhayaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक) + dundubhi (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; देवानां दुन्दुभयः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष
neduḥresounded
neduḥ:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootnad (नद् धातु)
Formलिट्/लङ्-प्रयोग (परम्परया लिट् ‘नेदुः’), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद
prasannāḥpleased
prasannāḥ:
Karta-anvaya (Predicate adjective/कर्तृसम्बन्ध)
TypeAdjective
Rootprasanna (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-विशेषण)
Formप्रसद् (प्रसद् धातु) क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; विशेषण (digīśvarāḥ)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक निपात
digīśvarāḥthe lords of the directions
digīśvarāḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdiś (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; दिशाम् ईश्वराः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष
puṣpavṛṣṭiḥa shower of flowers
puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootpuṣpa (प्रातिपदिक) + vṛṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; पुष्पाणां वृष्टिः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष
papātafell
papāta:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootpat (पत् धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect/परिपूर्णभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
uccaiḥhigh (from above)/loudly
uccaiḥ:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootuccaiḥ (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (उच्चैः = loudly/high)
tasminin that
tasmin:
Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
yajñamahotsaveat the great festival of the sacrifice
yajñamahotsave:
Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootyajña (प्रातिपदिक) + mahotsava (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; ‘यज्ञः (एव) महोत्सवः’ इति कर्मधारय

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (yajña-mahotsava at Sparśa-liṅga)

Type: kshetra

Scene: Above the yajña pavilion, celestial drums resound; dikpālas appear pleased in their quarters; a shower of flowers descends over the altar and the installed liṅga, turning the scene into a grand mahotsava.

D
Devadundubhi
D
Digīśvaras
P
Puṣpavṛṣṭi
Y
Yajña

FAQs

When dharmic rites are fulfilled, the cosmos responds with harmony—auspicious signs mirror inner and outer order.

Prabhāsakṣetra, celebrated as a stage where divine approval becomes visible through omens.

A yajña-mahotsava (grand sacrificial rite), indicated as properly completed by traditional auspicious signs.