Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

दधीचो भगवान्व्यासो भरद्वाजोऽथ गौतमः । एते चान्ये च बहवः समाजग्मुर्महर्षयः

Transliteration

dadhīco bhagavānvyāso bharadvājo'tha gautamaḥ | ete cānye ca bahavaḥ samājagmurmaharṣayaḥ

Translation

ودَهيتشي (Dadhīci)، وڤياسا الجليل (Vyāsa)، وبَهَرَدْفاجا (Bharadvāja)، ثم غوتَما (Gautama)—هؤلاء ومعهم كثير من المَهارِشي اجتمعوا معًا.

Word by Word

• दधीचः: Dadhīca
• दधीचः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दधीच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भगवान्: venerable / blessed
• भगवान्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (व्यासः)

• व्यासः: Vyāsa
• व्यासः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भरद्वाजः: Bharadvāja
• भरद्वाजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरद्वाज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अथ: then / moreover
• अथ: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भवाचक निपात (particle: ‘then/and also’)

• गौतमः: Gautama
• गौतमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौतम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एते: these
• एते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

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

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

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

• बहवः: many
• बहवः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (महर्षयः/एते)

• समाजग्मुः: assembled / came together
• समाजग्मुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परस्मैपद, perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• महर्षयः: great sages
• महर्षयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘महान् ऋषिः’ इति (महर्षि-शब्दः)

Speaker

Lomaśa (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedārakṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣi assembly / audience seeking Kedāra-māhātmya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: More sages arrive: Dadhīci with austere radiance, Vyāsa with dark complexion and manuscript/rosary, Bharadvāja and Gautama with calm authority; the gathering grows into a vast hermitage-like congregation against Kedāra’s alpine backdrop.

Characters & Entities

• Dadhīci
• Vyāsa
• Bharadvāja
• Gautama
• Mahārṣis

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇas emphasize that dharmic events become spiritually potent when guided and witnessed by mahārṣis who embody wisdom and restraint.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative belongs to Kedārakhaṇḍa (Kedāra’s sacred region); this verse highlights the participants rather than the site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it continues the catalogue of sages arriving for the yajña.