Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 40
Devanagari script
ब्रह्मणो मानसाः पुत्रा विदिताः षण्महर्षयः । मरीचिरत्र्यंगिरसौ पुलस्त्यः पुलहः क्रतुः
Transliteration
brahmaṇo mānasāḥ putrā viditāḥ ṣaṇmaharṣayaḥ | marīciratryaṃgirasau pulastyaḥ pulahaḥ kratuḥ
Translation
ব্রহ্মার মানসপুত্র ছয় মহর্ষি প্রসিদ্ধ—মরীচি, অত্রি, অঙ্গিরা, পুলস্ত্য, পুলহ এবং ক্রতু।
Word by Word
ब्रह्मणःof Brahmā
ब्रह्मणः:
Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (masc gen sg)
मानसाःmind-born
मानसाः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootमानस (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (masc nom pl); 'मनसः जाताः' (mind-born)
पुत्राःsons
पुत्राः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (masc nom pl)
विदिताःare known
विदिताः:
Karta (Predicate adjective/विधेय)
TypeAdjective
Rootविद् (धातु) → विदित (कृदन्त, क्त)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (masc nom pl: known)
षण्महर्षयःthe six great sages
षण्महर्षयः:
Karta (Appositive subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootषट् (संख्या) + महर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (masc nom pl); द्विगु-समास (six great sages)
मरीचिःMarīci
मरीचिः:
Karta (Member of list/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमरीचि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (masc nom sg)
अत्रिःAtri
अत्रिः:
Karta (Member of list/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअत्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (masc nom sg)
अङ्गिरसौAṅgiras
अङ्गिरसौ:
Karta (Member of list/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअङ्गिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन (masc nom dual; Vedic/epic dual form used for a single name in some traditions)
पुलस्त्यःPulastya
पुलस्त्यः:
Karta (Member of list/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootपुलस्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (masc nom sg)
पुलहःPulaha
पुलहः:
Karta (Member of list/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootपुलह (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (masc nom sg)
क्रतुःKratu
क्रतुः:
Karta (Member of list/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootक्रतु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (masc nom sg)
Speaker
Śiva
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: Pārvatī
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Brahmā seated on lotus, emanating six sages from mind/heart as luminous figures: Marīci, Atri, Aṅgiras, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu—each with ascetic attributes and distinct aura.
Characters & Entities
B
BrahmāM
MarīciA
AtriA
AṅgirasP
PulastyaP
PulahaK
KratuFAQs
The transmission of dharma and knowledge is rooted in sacred lineages (ṛṣi-paramparā) originating from Brahmā’s creative consciousness.
None; this verse is genealogical.
None explicitly; it supports reverent remembrance of sages and paramparā.