Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 192

Devanagari script

इत्युक्ते सुमहानादः सुराणामभ्यजायत । भूतानां चापि सर्वेषां त्रैलोक्यांकपकारकः

Transliteration

ityukte sumahānādaḥ surāṇāmabhyajāyata | bhūtānāṃ cāpi sarveṣāṃ trailokyāṃkapakārakaḥ

Translation

ਇਹ ਕਹਿੰਦੇ ਹੀ ਦੇਵਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਤਿ ਮਹਾਨ ਨਾਦ ਉਠਿਆ; ਅਤੇ ਸਭ ਭੂਤ-ਪ੍ਰਾਣੀਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੀ—ਜੋ ਤਿੰਨਾਂ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਗੂੰਜ ਕੇ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਕੰਬਾ ਦੇਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਸੀ।

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Discourse marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यादि-परामर्शक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• उक्ते: when it was said
• उक्ते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘उक्त’, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• सुमहानादः: a very great roar
• सुमहानादः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु-महानाद (प्रातिपदिक; सु + महानाद)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सुराणाम्: of the gods
• सुराणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अभ्यजायत: arose; came forth
• अभ्यजायत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-जन् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• भूतानाम्: of beings
• भूतानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय

• अपि: also
• अपि: Emphasis/Addition
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारक अव्यय (also/even)

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Qualifier (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण, पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘भूतानाम्’ इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• त्रैलोक्य: three-world
• त्रैलोक्य: Compound member
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रैलोक्य (प्रातिपदिक; त्रि + लोक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषे पूर्वपद (in compound)

• आंकपकारकः: causing the trembling of the three worlds
• आंकपकारकः: Qualifier (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आंकप-कारक (प्रातिपदिक; आंकप = कम्प/आकम्प ‘tremor’ + कारक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (of नादः)

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa, Maheshvara-khaṇḍa style)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The moment after Skanda’s assent: devas erupt; the sky ripples with sound-waves, clouds part, banners flutter; beings across realms look upward as the roar spreads.

Characters & Entities

• Suras (Devas)
• Bhūtas (all beings)
• Trailokya (three worlds)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Auspicious divine events ripple through all realms; dharmic triumph is portrayed as a cosmic, shared joy.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it describes a universal, three-world celebration.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None here; it is a narrative marker of auspicious sound and collective rejoicing.