Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 74

Devanagari script

तेन शब्देन महता कृत्स्नमापूरितं नभः । तं श्रुत्वा दानवो घोरो वेदध्वनिं द्विजे रितम्

Transliteration

tena śabdena mahatā kṛtsnamāpūritaṃ nabhaḥ | taṃ śrutvā dānavo ghoro vedadhvaniṃ dvije ritam

Translation

Тем могучим звуком наполнилось всё небо. Услышав ведическое гулкое звучание, произнесённое дважды-рождёнными, ужасный данавa встрепенулся.

Word by Word

• tena: by that
• tena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• śabdena: by the sound
• śabdena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śabda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• mahatā: great, loud
• mahatā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (śabdena)

• kṛtsnam: entire
• kṛtsnam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛtsna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (nabhaḥ इत्यस्य—अर्थतः)

• āpūritam: filled
• āpūritam: Kriya (Result state/क्रियाफल)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā-pūr (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगः; (nabhaḥ) इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• nabhaḥ: the sky
• nabhaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nabhas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• tam: that (sound)
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (śabdam/vedadhvanim इत्यर्थे)

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund); अव्ययभावः; पूर्वक्रिया

• dānavaḥ: the demon (Dānava)
• dānavaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• ghoraḥ: terrible
• ghoraḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ghora (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (dānavaḥ)

• veda-dhvanim: the sound of the Veda
• veda-dhvanim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: veda (प्रातिपदिक) + dhvani (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वेदस्य ध्वनिः)

• dvijaiḥ: by the Brahmins
• dvijaiḥ: Kartr-karana (Agent-instrument/कर्ता-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• īritam: uttered, proclaimed
• īritam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: īr (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (veda-dhvanim)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) [deduced]

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The sky above the forest ritual vibrates with visible waves of sound; in the distance a dark, fearsome dānava turns sharply, eyes widened, reacting to the Vedic roar coming from the brāhmaṇas.

Characters & Entities

• nabhaḥ (sky)
• dānava
• Veda sound (vedadhvani)
• dvija

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Vedic recitation is portrayed as spiritually potent—its force transforms the atmosphere and confronts adharmic beings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya, where the Vedic chant becomes so powerful it fills the sky.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse highlights vedadhvani (Vedic chanting) as an active ceremonial element; no separate dana/snana/japa is specified here.