Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

तन्त्रीलयसमायुक्ता गंधर्वा मधुर स्वराः । सुवर्णशृंगनादं च चक्रुः सिद्धाः समंततः

Transliteration

tantrīlayasamāyuktā gaṃdharvā madhura svarāḥ | suvarṇaśṛṃganādaṃ ca cakruḥ siddhāḥ samaṃtataḥ

Translation

تنتری سازوں کے لے تال سے آراستہ گندھرو میٹھے سروں میں گانے لگے؛ اور چاروں طرف سِدّھوں نے بھی سونے کے سینگوں کی گونج بلند کی۔

Word by Word

• तन्त्रीलयसमायुक्ताः: joined with the rhythm of the lute (tantrī)
• तन्त्रीलयसमायुक्ताः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तन्त्री + लय + सम् + युक्त (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘समायुक्त’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समास (तत्पुरुष): तन्त्रीलयेन समायुक्ताः

• गन्धर्वाः: Gandharvas
• गन्धर्वाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• मधुर: sweet
• मधुर: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (गन्धर्वाः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• स्वराः: voices / notes
• स्वराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• सुवर्णशृङ्गनादम्: sound of the golden horn
• सुवर्णशृङ्गनादम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुवर्ण + शृङ्ग + नाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; बहु-तत्पुरुष (determinative chain): सुवर्णस्य शृङ्गस्य नादः

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

• चक्रुः: made / produced
• चक्रुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• सिद्धाः: Siddhas (perfected beings)
• सिद्धाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• समन्ततः: on all sides
• समन्ततः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; Nāgara-khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ring of Gandharvas with vīṇās and lutes, singing in sweet unison; beyond them, Siddhas stationed in all directions blow golden horns, creating a radiant sonic mandala around the sanctified center.

Characters & Entities

• Gandharvas
• Siddhas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion becomes complete when it harmonizes voice, rhythm, and intention—worship is portrayed as a cosmic celebration shared by perfected beings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The immediate verse highlights the festival setting within a tīrtha-māhātmya; the exact tīrtha name is not stated in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse depicts musical seva (offering) as part of the sacred observance.