Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्नंतरे वाणी निर्गता गगनांगणात् । नादयंती दिशः सर्वाः पुष्पवर्षादनंतरम्

Transliteration

etasminnaṃtare vāṇī nirgatā gaganāṃgaṇāt | nādayaṃtī diśaḥ sarvāḥ puṣpavarṣādanaṃtaram

Translation

ସେଇ ମୁହୂର୍ତ୍ତରେ, ପୁଷ୍ପବର୍ଷା ପରେ ସହସା, ଆକାଶମଣ୍ଡଳରୁ ଏକ ଦିବ୍ୟବାଣୀ ନିର୍ଗତ ହୋଇ ସମସ୍ତ ଦିଗକୁ ନାଦିତ କଲା।

Word by Word

• एतस्मिन्: in this
• एतस्मिन्: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी, एकवचन — Locative singular

• अन्तरे: in the meantime
• अन्तरे: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन — Locative singular ‘in the interval’

• वाणी: a voice
• वाणी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative singular

• निर्गता: came forth
• निर्गता: Kriyā (Predicative/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Past participle ‘gone out/emerged’ (fem. nom. sg.)

• गगन: of the sky
• गगन: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गगन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन (stem in compound) — Neuter, Gen. singular (as compound member)

• अङ्गणात्: from the courtyard/expanse
• अङ्गणात्: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन — Neuter, Ablative singular

• नादयन्ती: resounding
• नादयन्ती: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नद् (धातु) caus. नादय्
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Present active participle (fem. nom. sg.) ‘causing to resound’

• दिशः: the directions
• दिशः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन — Feminine, Accusative plural

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन — Feminine, Accusative plural; विशेषण of ‘दिशः’

• पुष्प: of flowers
• पुष्प: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन (stem in compound) — Neuter, Gen. singular (as compound member)

• वर्षात्: after the shower/rain
• वर्षात्: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्षा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन — Feminine, Ablative singular

• अनन्तरम्: immediately after
• अनन्तरम्: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनन्तरम् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय — adverb ‘immediately after’

Speaker

Narrator (reporting an ākāśavāṇī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: From the open sky, a radiant, unseen source speaks; flowers rain down; all directions seem to vibrate; the gathered people look upward with folded hands amid drifting petals.

Characters & Entities

• Ākāśavāṇī (celestial voice)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine approval is symbolically shown through omens like flower-rain and a celestial proclamation, affirming the sanctity of the event and place.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader passage is within a tīrtha-māhātmya, but the specific tīrtha name is not stated in this verse alone.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates auspicious signs (puṣpavarṣa, ākāśavāṇī).