Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 26
Devanagari script
मरीच्यत्र्यंगिरो मुख्याः सर्वे सृष्टिप्रवर्तकाः । प्रजापतेरंगिरसस्तेष्वभूद्देवसत्तमः
Transliteration
marīcyatryaṃgiro mukhyāḥ sarve sṛṣṭipravartakāḥ | prajāpateraṃgirasasteṣvabhūddevasattamaḥ
Translation
তাদের মধ্যে মরীচি, অত্রি ও অঙ্গিরা প্রধান—সকলেই সৃষ্টির প্রবর্তক। আর প্রজাপতি অঙ্গিরার থেকে তাঁদের মধ্যে এক দেবসত্তম, অর্থাৎ শ্রেষ্ঠ দেবতুল্য, উৎপন্ন হলেন।
Word by Word
मरीचिःMarīci
मरीचिः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमरीचि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन
अत्रिःAtri
अत्रिः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअत्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन
अङ्गिराःAṅgiras
अङ्गिराः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअङ्गिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (अङ्गिराः = अङ्गिरस्-शब्दस्य प्रथमा-एकवचन)
मुख्याःchief
मुख्याः:
Visheshana (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootमुख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Visheshana (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण
सृष्टि-प्रवर्तकाःpromoters of creation
सृष्टि-प्रवर्तकाः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रवर्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास ('initiators of creation'); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन
प्रजापतेःof Prajāpati
प्रजापतेः:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजापति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन
अङ्गिरसःof Aṅgiras
अङ्गिरसः:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootअङ्गिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन
तेषुamong them
तेषु:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम
अभूत्was/became
अभूत्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
Formलङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन
देवसत्तमःthe best of the gods
देवसत्तमः:
Karta (Predicate nominative/प्रथमा-समानााधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक) + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास ('best among gods'); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन
Speaker
Śiva’s Gaṇas
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: Śivaśarmā
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A tableau of three prominent sages—Marīci, Atri, Aṅgiras—depicted as luminous ascetics; from Aṅgiras emerges a radiant ‘best of the godlike’, hinting at a forthcoming protagonist.
Characters & Entities
M
MarīciA
AtriA
AṅgirasP
PrajāpatiFAQs
Purāṇas link sacred history to sage-lineages, showing dharma transmitted through enlightened progenitors.
No site is directly named; the verse continues the lineage-setting for the upcoming account.
None.