Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 23

Devanagari script

अथाश्चर्यमभूत्तत्र सर्वानंदविवर्द्धनम् । अथ तावत्तदाऽकाशे गीतवाद्यजयस्वनाः

Transliteration

athāścaryamabhūttatra sarvānaṃdavivarddhanam | atha tāvattadā'kāśe gītavādyajayasvanāḥ

Translation

随即彼处现起奇瑞，使众人的欢喜倍增。就在那时，空中响起歌声、乐器之音与凯旋的呼喊。

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर-अव्यय (then)

• आश्चर्यम्: a wonder, marvel
• आश्चर्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āścarya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/also 2nd possible), एकवचन; here as प्रथमा (subject complement)

• अभूत्: arose, happened
• अभूत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देश-अव्यय (locative adverb: there)

• सर्वानन्दविवर्द्धनम्: increasing all joy
• सर्वानन्दविवर्द्धनम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + ānanda + vivardhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-भाव-तत्पुरुषः: सर्वस्य आनन्दस्य विवर्द्धनम् (increasing all joy)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर-अव्यय (then)

• तावत्: just then
• तावत्: Viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/अवधि-अव्यय (so much/for that time/just then)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (then)

• आकाशे: in the sky
• आकाशे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ākāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• गीतवाद्यजयस्वनाः: sounds of song, music, and victory-cries
• गीतवाद्यजयस्वनाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gīta + vādya + jaya + svana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्वः (समाहार/इतरेतर): गीतानि च वाद्यानि च जय-स्वनाश्च (sounds of songs, instruments, and victory-cries)

Speaker

Prahlāda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Above the rejoicing crowd at Dvārakā, the sky fills with unseen musicians; waves of sound—song, instruments, and victory acclamations—radiate downward, bathing the scene in wonder.

Characters & Entities

• Dvārakā
• Ākāśa (the sky)
• Gīta (song)
• Vādya (instruments)
• Jaya-svana (victory-cries)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma and devotion are celebrated, the cosmos responds with auspicious signs—joy becomes both inner and outwardly manifest.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting remains Dvārakā in the Dvārakā Māhātmya, where celestial omens affirm its sanctity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite; the verse describes auspicious sound-omens accompanying sacred glorification.