Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मघोषेण महता नादितं सर्वतोदिशम् । वह्निपूजोत्थधूम्रेण कलुषीकृतपाद पम् । क्रीडामृगैश्च संकीर्णं धावद्भिर्बहुभिस्तथा

Transliteration

brahmaghoṣeṇa mahatā nāditaṃ sarvatodiśam | vahnipūjotthadhūmreṇa kaluṣīkṛtapāda pam | krīḍāmṛgaiśca saṃkīrṇaṃ dhāvadbhirbahubhistathā

Translation

Со всех сторон раздавалось могучее пение Вед. Земля темнела от дыма, поднимавшегося от огненного почитания, и место было также полно играющих зверей, что носились во множестве.

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मघोषेण: by the Vedic chant
• ब्रह्मघोषेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्म-घोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचनम्; ब्रह्मणः घोषः (वेदध्वनि:)

• महता: great
• महता: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचनम्; ‘ब्रह्मघोषेण’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• नादितम्: made resounding
• नादितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नादित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचनम्; नाद् धातोः णिच्+क्त (causative PPP) = ‘made resound’

• सर्वतः: on all sides
• सर्वतः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वतः (अव्यय)
• Form: दिगर्थक-अव्ययम् (from all sides)

• दिशम्: the region/direction
• दिशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचनम्; ‘सर्वतः’ सह—‘सर्वतोदिशम्’ (accusative of extent/direction)

• वह्निपूजोत्थधूम्रेण: by smoke arising from fire-worship
• वह्निपूजोत्थधूम्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वह्नि-पूजा-उत्थ-धूम्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचनम्; वह्नेः पूजा (अग्निपूजा) तस्याः उत्थः धूम्रः = ‘smoke arising from fire-worship’

• कलुषीकृतपादपम्: having trees darkened/soiled
• कलुषीकृतपादपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कलुषी-कृत-पादप (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचनम्; ‘पादप’ (वृक्ष) कर्म; कलुषीकृत = कलुषी (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्) + कृ धातोः क्त (PPP)

• क्रीडामृगैः: by playful animals
• क्रीडामृगैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रीडा-मृग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचनम्; क्रीडार्थं मृगाः / क्रीडामृगाः (playful animals)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपातः (and)

• संकीर्णम्: filled/crowded
• संकीर्णम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संकीर्ण (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचनम्; सम्+कॄ धातोः क्त (PPP)

• धावद्भिः: by running (ones)
• धावद्भिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धावत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचनम्; धाव् धातोः शतृ (present active participle)

• बहुभिः: many
• बहुभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचनम्; ‘धावद्भिः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक/समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (thus/also)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Tīrthamāhātmya; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A wide scene of multiple yajña fires with curling smoke, groups of brahmins chanting in unison, the ground shaded by ritual soot, and deer/other forest animals darting playfully among clearings—an energized yet sacred atmosphere.

Characters & Entities

• brahmaghoṣa (Vedic recitation)
• vahni-pūjā (fire worship)
• mṛga (animals)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A holy place is sanctified by living ritual culture—Vedic recitation and fire-worship that pervade the landscape.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse depicts the sanctity of the kṣetra visited in Adhyāya 72; the exact tīrtha-name is not specified in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Vahni-pūjā (fire worship) and brahmaghoṣa (Vedic chanting) are described as ongoing practices at the site.