Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 41
Devanagari script
वसिष्ठं मुनिमाज्ञाय वामदेवं च कश्यपम्
Transliteration
vasiṣṭhaṃ munimājñāya vāmadevaṃ ca kaśyapam
Translation
তিনি মুনি বশিষ্ঠকে, এবং বামদেব ও কশ্যপকেও আদেশ দিয়ে আহ্বান করালেন।
Word by Word
vasiṣṭhamVasiṣṭha
vasiṣṭham:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootvasiṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक; proper noun)
FormPuṃliṅga, Dvitīyā-vibhakti, Ekavacana
munimthe sage
munim:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootmuni (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Dvitīyā-vibhakti, Ekavacana; apposition to ‘vasiṣṭham’
ājñāyahaving recognized/known
ājñāya:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial participle)
TypeVerb
Root√jñā (धातु; ज्ञा ‘to know’) with prefix ā-
FormAbsolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्), pūrvakāla-kriyā; ājñāya = ‘having ascertained/recognized/known’
vāmadevamVāmadeva
vāmadevam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootvāmadeva (प्रातिपदिक; proper noun)
FormPuṃliṅga, Dvitīyā-vibhakti, Ekavacana
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; samuccaya (conjunction)
kaśyapamKaśyapa
kaśyapam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootkaśyapa (प्रातिपदिक; proper noun)
FormPuṃliṅga, Dvitīyā-vibhakti, Ekavacana
Speaker
Narrator (contextual; Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa Ayodhyāmāhātmya narrative voice)
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Ayodhyā
Type: kshetra
Visual Art Cues
Scene: The king dispatches messengers and formally invites the venerable sages—Vasiṣṭha, Vāmadeva, and Kaśyapa—to preside over the impending sacrifice.
Characters & Entities
V
VasiṣṭhaV
VāmadevaK
KaśyapaFAQs
Dharmic action is undertaken with guidance from realized sages; authority and blessing come through the ṛṣi tradition.
Ayodhyā is the implied sacred setting, where great sages are invited for a royal sacrifice.
Summoning qualified sages indicates the requirement of competent officiants and advisors for yajña.