Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 124

Devanagari script

देवदुन्दुभयो नेदुः प्रसन्नाश्च दिगीश्वराः । पुष्पवृष्टिः पपातोच्चैस्तस्मिन्यज्ञमहोत्सवे

Transliteration

devadundubhayo neduḥ prasannāśca digīśvarāḥ | puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ papātoccaistasminyajñamahotsave

Translation

ସେହି ମହାଯଜ୍ଞମହୋତ୍ସବରେ ଦେବଦୁନ୍ଦୁଭି ନିନାଦିତ ହେଲା, ଦିଗୀଶ୍ୱରମାନେ ପ୍ରସନ୍ନ ହେଲେ, ଏବଂ ଉପରୁ ପୁଷ୍ପବୃଷ୍ଟି ପଡ଼ିଲା।

Word by Word

• devadundubhayaḥ: divine drums
• devadundubhayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + dundubhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; देवानां दुन्दुभयः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• neduḥ: resounded
• neduḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nad (नद् धातु)
• Form: लिट्/लङ्-प्रयोग (परम्परया लिट् ‘नेदुः’), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• prasannāḥ: pleased
• prasannāḥ: Karta-anvaya (Predicate adjective/कर्तृसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prasanna (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-विशेषण)
• Form: प्रसद् (प्रसद् धातु) क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; विशेषण (digīśvarāḥ)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक निपात

• digīśvarāḥ: the lords of the directions
• digīśvarāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diś (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; दिशाम् ईश्वराः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ: a shower of flowers
• puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक) + vṛṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; पुष्पाणां वृष्टिः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• papāta: fell
• papāta: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pat (पत् धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परिपूर्णभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• uccaiḥ: high (from above)/loudly
• uccaiḥ: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: uccaiḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (उच्चैः = loudly/high)

• tasmin: in that
• tasmin: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• yajñamahotsave: at the great festival of the sacrifice
• yajñamahotsave: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक) + mahotsava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; ‘यज्ञः (एव) महोत्सवः’ इति कर्मधारय

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

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

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

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.

Characters & Entities

• Devadundubhi
• Digīśvaras
• Puṣpavṛṣṭi
• Yajña

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

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

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

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

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

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