Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

ततः शङ्खनिनादेन भेरीणां निःस्वनेन च । अभ्यनन्दंस्ततो देवं सुरासुरमहोरगाः

Transliteration

tataḥ śaṅkhaninādena bherīṇāṃ niḥsvanena ca | abhyanandaṃstato devaṃ surāsuramahoragāḥ

Translation

ततः शङ्खनिनादेन भेरीणां निःस्वनेन च। अभ्यनन्दंस्ततो देवं सुरासुरमहोरगाः॥

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; क्रियाविशेषणम्

• शङ्खनिनादेन: with the sound of conches
• शङ्खनिनादेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्ख + निनाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शङ्खस्य निनादः); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन

• भेरीणाम्: of drums
• भेरीणाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भेरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• निःस्वनेन: with the resounding noise
• निःस्वनेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निःस्वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• अभ्यनन्दन्: they rejoiced; they welcomed
• अभ्यनन्दन्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि√नन्द् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपदम्; उपसर्गः अभि-

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; क्रियाविशेषणम्

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सुरासुरमहोरगाः: gods, demons, and great serpents
• सुरासुरमहोरगाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + असुर + महोरग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (सुराश्च असुराश्च महोरगाश्च); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā/Narmadā-tīra (contextual)

Type: river

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (addressed indirectly in surrounding verses)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand acclamation: conches raised, kettle-drums sounding; devas, asuras, and nāgas assembled in tiers, all turned toward the honored Deva in the center.

Characters & Entities

• Suras (Devas)
• Asuras
• Mahoragas (Nāgas)
• Śaṅkha
• Bherī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharmic balance is restored, even opposing classes of beings share in auspiciousness—harmony arises from alignment with divine order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal prescription; the imagery reflects maṅgala (auspicious) celebration through conch and drum sounds.