Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

विपुलं मधुरानादैर्नादितं विहगैस्तथा । पुंस्कोकिलनिनादाढ्यं झिल्लीकगणनादितम्

Transliteration

vipulaṃ madhurānādairnāditaṃ vihagaistathā | puṃskokilaninādāḍhyaṃ jhillīkagaṇanāditam

Translation

وہ وسیع جنگل پرندوں کی شیریں آوازوں سے گونجتا تھا؛ نر کوئلوں کے نغموں سے مالا مال اور جھینگر کے جھنڈ کی صدا سے بھرا ہوا تھا۔

Word by Word

• विपुलम्: vast
• विपुलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (sg.); विशेषणम्

• मधुरानादैः: with sweet sounds
• मधुरानादैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधुर + नाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचन (pl.)

• नादितम्: resounding
• नादितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नद् (धातु) + णिच् + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: णिजन्त-क्त (causative PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (sg.); विशेषणम् (made to resound)

• विहगैः: by birds
• विहगैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विहग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन (pl.)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb: likewise/also)

• पुंस्कोकिलनिनादाढ्यम्: rich with the calls of male cuckoos
• पुंस्कोकिलनिनादाढ्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुंस् + कोकिल + निनाद + आढ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (sg.); विशेषणम्

• झिल्लीकगणनादितम्: resounding with swarms of crickets
• झिल्लीकगणनादितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: झिल्लीक + गण + नादित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (sg.); विशेषणम्

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A wide forest clearing vibrating with life: birds perched on branches mid-song, cuckoo calling from mango-like boughs, crickets in the grass; the pilgrim pauses, listening, as if in a natural shrine.

Characters & Entities

• Dharmāraṇya
• Kokila
• Jhillīka (crickets)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In a holy kṣetra, even natural sound becomes auspicious—supporting contemplation like a living hymn of the forest.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya, praised through its vast and melodious natural ambiance.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse emphasizes atmosphere conducive to dhyāna and tapas.