Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

गणानां स्तोत्रशब्देन सामवेदरवेण च । प्रेक्षणीयैर्महानादैर्गेयहुङ्कारशोभितम्

Transliteration

gaṇānāṃ stotraśabdena sāmavedaraveṇa ca | prekṣaṇīyairmahānādairgeyahuṅkāraśobhitam

Translation

Ito’y pinaganda ng mga tunog ng himno (stotra) ng mga Gaṇa at ng umaalingawngaw na pag-awit ng Sāma Veda; at ginayakan ng mga kahanga-hangang malalakas na sigaw at ng mga huṅkāra na musikal sa awit.

Word by Word

• गणानाम्: of the gaṇas
• गणानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन

• स्तोत्रशब्देन: by the sound of hymns
• स्तोत्रशब्देन: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + शब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (शब्द), तृतीया (3), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष: ‘स्तोत्रस्य शब्देन’ (by the sound of hymns)

• सामवेदरवेण: by the sound of Sāmaveda chanting
• सामवेदरवेण: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सामवेद (प्रातिपदिक) + रव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (रव), तृतीया (3), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष: ‘सामवेदस्य रवेण’ (by the chant/sound of the Sāmaveda)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• प्रेक्षणीयैः: with splendid/remarkable
• प्रेक्षणीयैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रेक्षणीय (कृदन्त; √प्रेक्ष् (धातु) अनीयर्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; विध्यर्थक/योग्यतावाचक कृदन्त (अनीयर्) ‘worth seeing’

• महानादैः: with great sounds
• महानादैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + नाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (नाद), तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय: ‘महान्तः नादाः’ (great sounds)

• गेयहुङ्कारशोभितम्: adorned with musical huṅkāra cries
• गेयहुङ्कारशोभितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म) / Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गेय (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √गै (धातु) यत्/ण्वुल्-भाव) + हुंकार (प्रातिपदिक) + शोभित (कृदन्त; √शुभ् (धातु) क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष: ‘गेयहुङ्कारैः शोभितम्’ (adorned with musical huṅkāras/cheers)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (contextual attribution within Māhātmya narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Gaṇas sing hymns in chorus while Vedic chanters intone Sāma melodies; the space is adorned by synchronized huṅkāras and grand, wondrous cries that feel both musical and sacred.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṇa
• Sāma Veda
• Śaṅkara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Vedic chant and stotra are complementary paths—śruti and bhakti together magnify the sanctity of the shrine.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, where Vedic resonance and divine attendants’ hymns fill the sacred precinct.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Singing stotras and chanting Sāma Veda (or Vedic-style musical recitation) as part of temple worship.