Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

तत्र प्रोवाच संहृष्टस्तारनादेन नादयन् । दिशः सर्वा महादेवो हर्ष गद्गदया गिरा

Transliteration

tatra provāca saṃhṛṣṭastāranādena nādayan | diśaḥ sarvā mahādevo harṣa gadgadayā girā

Translation

Lá, Mahādeva falou com deleite, ressoando com um rugido claro e vibrante que preencheu todas as direções, sua voz trêmula de alegria.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Locative sense adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (there)

• प्रोवाच: said, spoke forth
• प्रोवाच: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र- वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• संहृष्टः: delighted, thrilled
• संहृष्टः: Karta-viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-हृष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; हृष् धातु-निष्पन्न)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying महादेवः)

• तारनादेन: with a high-pitched sound
• तारनादेन: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तार (प्रातिपदिक) + नाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (तारः नादः = high-pitched sound)

• नादयन्: sounding, making resound
• नादयन्: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (concomitant action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नद् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; परस्मैपदी; विशेषणम् (qualifying subject)

• दिशः: the directions
• दिशः: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Karma-viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying दिशः)

• महादेवः: Mahādeva
• महादेवः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हर्ष: with joy
• हर्ष: Karana (Instrument: manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (छन्दसि/प्रयोगे); भाववाचक; (with joy)

• गद्गदया: stammering, faltering
• गद्गदया: Karana-viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गद्गद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying गिरा)

• गिरा: by (his) speech/voice
• गिरा: Karana (Instrument: by speech)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिर् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, radiant and smiling, speaks; concentric waves of sound ripple outward into the ten directions, shown as stylized lines or lotus-petal arcs; gaṇas pause in reverent attention; the sky brightens.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine response is not merely transactional; the Lord’s presence is portrayed as compassionate and celebratory when granting boons.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The scene continues within the Gokarṇa tīrtha setting of the chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it describes Śiva’s proclamation and the auspicious resonance of his voice.