Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 70

Devanagari script

गीतवादित्रघोषेण नृत्यमानाः प्रहर्षिताः । किरीटकुण्डलैर्हारैर्वैजयंत्या विभूषिताः

Transliteration

gītavāditraghoṣeṇa nṛtyamānāḥ praharṣitāḥ | kirīṭakuṇḍalairhārairvaijayaṃtyā vibhūṣitāḥ

Translation

गीतवादित्रघोषेण नृत्यमानाः प्रहर्षिताः, किरीटकुण्डलैर्हारैर्वैजयन्त्या विभूषिताः।

Word by Word

• गीतवादित्रघोषेण: by/with the sound of songs and instruments
• गीतवादित्रघोषेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गीत + वादित्र + घोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; साधन/हेतु-भावे

• नृत्यमानाः: dancing
• नृत्यमानाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नृत् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Present middle participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• प्रहर्षिताः: delighted
• प्रहर्षिताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रहर्षित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-निष्पन्न)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• किरीटकुण्डलैः: with crowns and earrings
• किरीटकुण्डलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किरीट + कुण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समाहार-द्वन्द्व), तृतीया, बहुवचन

• हारैः: with garlands/necklaces
• हारैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• वैजयन्त्या: with the Vaijayantī garland
• वैजयन्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैजयन्ती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• विभूषिताः: adorned
• विभूषिताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विभूषित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-निष्पन्न)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

Deductive (Dvārakā-māhātmya narrative voice; traditionally Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A jubilant divine dance: attendants whirl amid song and instruments; crowns, earrings, garlands sway; the Vaijayantī garland stands out as a signature emblem, with radiant joy filling the space.

Characters & Entities

• Vaijayantī
• Dvārakā
• Hari (Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Bhakti naturally expresses itself as joyful praise—music and dance are portrayed as sacred offerings when centered on Hari.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, depicted as a divine stage where Hari’s retinue celebrates.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Devotional singing, instrumental music, and dance as forms of worshipful celebration.