Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

शङ्खभेरीनिनादैश्च पटहानां च निस्वनैः । वीणावेणुमृदङ्गैश्च झल्लरीस्वरमङ्गलैः

Transliteration

śaṅkhabherīninādaiśca paṭahānāṃ ca nisvanaiḥ | vīṇāveṇumṛdaṅgaiśca jhallarīsvaramaṅgalaiḥ

Translation

ด้วยเสียงกึกก้องแห่งสังข์และเภรี ด้วยเสียงกระหึ่มแห่งกลองศึก และด้วยทำนองมงคลจากวีณา ขลุ่ย มฤทังคะ และฉิ่งฉาบกังวาน—

Word by Word

• शङ्खभेरीनिनादैः: with the sounds of conches and kettle-drums
• शङ्खभेरीनिनादैः: Karana (करण/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्ख + भेरी + निनाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• पटहानाम्: of drums (paṭahas)
• पटहानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पटह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• निस्वनैः: with reverberations; resounding noises
• निस्वनैः: Karana (करण/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निस्वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• वीणावेणुमृदङ्गैः: with vīṇās, flutes, and mṛdaṅgas
• वीणावेणुमृदङ्गैः: Karana (करण/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीणा + वेणु + मृदङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (copulative)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• झल्लरीस्वरमङ्गलैः: with auspicious tones of cymbals
• झल्लरीस्वरमङ्गलैः: Karana (करण/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: झल्लरी + स्वर + मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; मङ्गलैः इति प्रधानपदम् (auspicious sounds)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) [deduced]

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Senāpura / Cakra-tīrtha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahīpāla (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vivid ceremonial crescendo: conches blown, bherīs and paṭahas thunder, musicians play vīṇā, veṇu, mṛdaṅga, and jhallarī; the abhiṣeka pavilion glows with lamps as devas rejoice.

Characters & Entities

• Śaṅkha
• Bherī
• Paṭaha
• Vīṇā
• Veṇu
• Mṛdaṅga
• Jhallarī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Auspicious sound (maṅgala-nāda) sanctifies sacred rites, signaling divine presence and communal celebration of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is descriptive of ritual atmosphere within Revā-khaṇḍa; it does not name a specific tīrtha in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Use of maṅgala-vādyas (auspicious instruments) as part of a consecration/abhiṣeka setting.