Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

अग्निवेशस्य रैभ्यस्य च्यवनस्य भृगोस्तथा । आश्रमो याज्ञवल्क्यस्य तत्र लोपं समाययौ

Transliteration

agniveśasya raibhyasya cyavanasya bhṛgostathā | āśramo yājñavalkyasya tatra lopaṃ samāyayau

Translation

সেখানে অগ্নিবেশ, রৈভ্য, চ্যবন ও ভৃগুর পবিত্র স্থান, আর যাজ্ঞবল্ক্যের আশ্রমও—সবই দৃষ্টির আড়ালে লুপ্ত হয়ে গেল।

Word by Word

• अग्निवेशस्य: of Agniveśa
• अग्निवेशस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्निवेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• रैभ्यस्य: of Raibhya
• रैभ्यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रैभ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च्यवनस्य: of Cyavana
• च्यवनस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: च्यवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भृगोः: of Bhṛgu
• भृगोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (उकारान्त-प्रातिपदिक)

• तथा: and also
• तथा: Sambandha (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अनुक्रम-सूचक (also/likewise)

• आश्रमः: the hermitage
• आश्रमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• याज्ञवल्क्यस्य: of Yājñavalkya
• याज्ञवल्क्यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: याज्ञवल्क्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• लोपम्: disappearance; loss
• लोपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• समाययौ: went/entered into (i.e., came to)
• समाययौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-या (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A quiet, overgrown sacred tract where multiple rishi-āśramas once stood; faint foundations and half-buried markers suggest the ‘lopa’ of revered hermitages.

Characters & Entities

• Agniveśa
• Raibhya
• Cyavana
• Bhṛgu
• Yājñavalkya
• āśrama

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The presence of ṛṣis sanctifies the land; even if their āśramas vanish physically, their spiritual imprint remains worthy of remembrance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse points to multiple ṛṣi-associated sacred spots (including Yājñavalkya’s āśrama) within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is descriptive, preserving the sacred map through names and associations.