Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 74

Devanagari script

सपरीवारघोषाणां यानच्छत्रादिशोभिनाम् । तथान्येषां च विट्शूद्रसंकीर्णानां सहस्रशः

Transliteration

saparīvāraghoṣāṇāṃ yānacchatrādiśobhinām | tathānyeṣāṃ ca viṭśūdrasaṃkīrṇānāṃ sahasraśaḥ

Translation

ପରିବାରଜନଙ୍କ ଘୋଷରେ ଗଞ୍ଜିଉଠୁଥିବା, ଯାନ ଓ ଛତ୍ରାଦି ଶୋଭାରେ ଦୀପ୍ତ ଶୋଭାଯାତ୍ରା ଥିଲା; ଏବଂ ବୈଶ୍ୟ-ଶୂଦ୍ର ସମେତ ମିଶ୍ରିତ ଜନସମୂହ ମଧ୍ୟ ହଜାରେ ହଜାରେ ଥିଲେ।

Word by Word

• स: with
• स: Modifier (with-)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स- (अव्यय/उपपद)
• Form: उपपद ‘with’

• परीवार: retinue
• परीवार: Sambandha (within compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परीवार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासे पद; ‘retinue/attendants’

• घोषाणाम्: of those with retinue and clamour/procession
• घोषाणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी बहुवचन; समासः उपपद-तत्पुरुषः: परीवारेण सह घोषाः → सपरीवारघोषाः; सम्बन्ध

• यान: vehicles
• यान: Sambandha (within compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासे पद; ‘vehicles’

• छत्र: parasols
• छत्र: Sambandha (within compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासे पद; ‘umbrella/parasol’

• आदि: and the like
• आदि: Compound marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समाहारार्थे ‘etc.’ (ādi)

• शोभिनाम्: of those adorned with vehicles, parasols, etc.
• शोभिनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शोभिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी बहुवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः: यान-छत्र-आदि-शोभिन् = adorned with vehicles, parasols, etc.; सम्बन्ध

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Connector/Adverb
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक (likewise/also)

• अन्येषाम्: of others
• अन्येषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी बहुवचन; ‘of others’

• च: and
• च: Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (and)

• विट्: vaiśyas
• विट्: Sambandha (within compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विट् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासे पद; ‘vaiśya/merchant class’

• शूद्र: śūdras
• शूद्र: Sambandha (within compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासे पद; ‘śūdras’

• संकीर्णानाम्: of those mixed with vaiśyas and śūdras
• संकीर्णानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सं-कीर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी बहुवचन; समासः द्वन्द्वपूर्वक-तत्पुरुषभावः: विट् + शूद्र (dvandva) + संकीर्ण (mixed with); विट्शूद्रसंकीर्णाः = mixed with vaiśyas and śūdras; सम्बन्ध

• सहस्रशः: by the thousand; in thousands
• सहस्रशः: Kriya-visheshana (Quantifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहस्रशस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; परिमाणवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (distributive/quantitative adverb: by thousands)

Speaker

Narrator (context not specified in snippet; likely the Purāṇic narrator in Brahmakhaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A roaring procession with attendants shouting, banners fluttering, parasols and vehicles gleaming; a sea of people—vaiśyas, śūdras, and others—moving together in thousands.

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśya
• Śūdra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage and devotion are portrayed as inclusive, drawing vast and diverse communities into a shared sacred movement.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it describes the grandeur of the pilgrimage gathering.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is descriptive of the pilgrimage procession.