Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

गणानां देवतानां च सर्वेषां प्राणिनामपि । तदा दुंदुभयो नेदुर्भेर्यस्तूर्याण्यनेकशः

Transliteration

gaṇānāṃ devatānāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ prāṇināmapi | tadā duṃdubhayo nedurbheryastūryāṇyanekaśaḥ

Translation

Тогда для ган, богов и всех существ загремели ду́ндубхи; и многократно зазвучали разные барабаны и трубы.

Word by Word

• गणानाम्: of the gaṇas
• गणानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Genitive plural (of the gaṇas)

• देवतानाम्: of the deities
• देवतानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Genitive plural (of the deities)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Genitive plural (of all)

• प्राणिनाम्: of living beings
• प्राणिनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राणिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Genitive plural (of living beings)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (also/even)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (then)

• दुंदुभयः: kettledrums
• दुंदुभयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुंदुभि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Nominative plural (kettledrums)

• नेदुः: sounded
• नेदुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; Perfect ‘sounded/roared’

• भेर्यः: drums
• भेर्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भेरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Nominative plural (kettle-drums/large drums)

• तूर्याणि: musical instruments
• तूर्याणि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Nominative plural (musical instruments)

• अनेकशः: in many ways / repeatedly
• अनेकशः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनेकशस् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/परिमाणवाचक अव्यय (in many ways/abundantly)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kettle-drums and many instruments resound universally—gaṇas, gods, and all beings are encompassed—creating a grand celebratory soundscape as the devotee is honored.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṇas
• Devatās

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma is fulfilled and Śiva is pleased, the cosmos itself is portrayed as celebrating the devotee’s upliftment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra, in the narrative arc of Kedāra-māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it describes auspicious omens/celebration accompanying the fruit of vrata.