Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 63

Devanagari script

पतत्सु पुष्पवर्षेषु समन्ताद्गगनांगणात् । वाद्यमानेषु वाद्येषु गीय मानैश्चगीतकैः

Transliteration

patatsu puṣpavarṣeṣu samantādgaganāṃgaṇāt | vādyamāneṣu vādyeṣu gīya mānaiścagītakaiḥ

Translation

เมื่อสายฝนแห่งดอกไม้โปรยปรายจากลานฟ้าอันกว้างใหญ่โดยรอบ เครื่องดนตรีก็กึกก้อง และบทเพลงสรรเสริญก็ขับขานอยู่

Word by Word

• patatsu: while (they were) falling
• patatsu: Adhikaraṇa (Locative absolute: while falling)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √pat (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणं 'puṣpavarṣeṣu' (locative absolute sense)

• puṣpa-varṣeṣu: in showers of flowers
• puṣpa-varṣeṣu: Adhikaraṇa (Locative absolute)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक) + varṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: 'rain of flowers'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• samantāt: on all sides
• samantāt: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Direction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samantāt (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (दिशावाचक/परितः)

• gagana-aṅgaṇāt: from the expanse of the sky
• gagana-aṅgaṇāt: Apādāna (Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gagana (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅgaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास ('courtyard/expanse of the sky'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• vādyamāneṣu: while being played
• vādyamāneṣu: Adhikaraṇa (Locative absolute)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √vad (धातु) + यक् (कर्मणि) + शानच् (कृदन्त)
• Form: कर्मणि वर्तमानकृदन्त (शानच्) = 'being played'; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणं 'vādyeṣu' (locative absolute)

• vādyeṣu: in musical instruments
• vādyeṣu: Adhikaraṇa (Locative absolute)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vādya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• gīyamāneṣu: while being sung
• gīyamāneṣu: Adhikaraṇa (Locative absolute)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √gai (धातु) + यक् (कर्मणि) + शानच् (कृदन्त)
• Form: कर्मणि वर्तमानकृदन्त (शानच्) = 'being sung'; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; (अध्याहृतं 'gīteṣu' इत्यर्थे)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय)

• gītakaiḥ: with songs/chantings
• gītakaiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gītaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual purāṇic narrator within Nāgara Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: From the open sky, flowers cascade in all directions; musicians play drums, conches, cymbals; singers chant; the assembly below is bathed in petals and sound.

Characters & Entities

• flower-shower (puṣpavarṣa)
• divine music (vādya, gīta)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma-aligned rites conclude, the cosmos itself is portrayed as rejoicing—symbolizing divine acceptance and auspiciousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative remains within the unnamed kṣetra of Adhyāya 77; the celebratory signs enhance the site’s māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it describes auspicious omens accompanying a sacred ceremony.