Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 40
Devanagari script
श्रेयस्थानं हि षष्ठं वै भारद्वाजः कुशस्तथा
Transliteration
śreyasthānaṃ hi ṣaṣṭhaṃ vai bhāradvājaḥ kuśastathā
Translation
Śreyasthāna ist wahrlich das sechste; seine Linienzeichen sind Bhāradvāja und ebenso Kuśa.
Word by Word
śreyasthānamthe auspicious place / place of welfare
śreyasthānam:
Karma/Predicate-Nominal (कर्म/विधेय)
TypeNoun
Rootśreyas-thāna (प्रातिपदिक; श्रेयस् + स्थान)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/प्रथमा or 2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (śreyasaḥ sthānam)
hiindeed/for
hi:
Discourse particle (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Roothi (अव्यय)
Formहेतौ/निश्चये अव्यय (particle: for/indeed)
ṣaṣṭhamsixth
ṣaṣṭham:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootṣaṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/प्रथमा or 2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक विशेषण
vaiindeed
vai:
Emphasis (निश्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvai (अव्यय)
Formनिश्चयार्थक अव्यय (particle)
bhāradvājaḥBhāradvāja (a name)
bhāradvājaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbhāradvāja (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; नाम (proper name)
kuśaḥKuśa (a name)
kuśaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootkuśa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; नाम (proper name)
tathāalso/likewise
tathā:
Connector (समुच्चय/अन्वय)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottathā (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (adverb: likewise)
Speaker
Brahmā
Characters & Entities
Ś
ŚreyasthānaB
BhāradvājaK
KuśaFAQs
Sacred geography is intertwined with the custodianship of Vedic lineages, ensuring correct dharmic practice in each locale.
Śreyasthāna is highlighted as one of the sanctified settlements in the Dharmāraṇya sequence.
The verse supplies lineage identifiers (Bhāradvāja, Kuśa) used for ritual declaration and tradition-keeping.