Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

वांसडीआश्चैव जास्वा कौत्समणा वत्सआत्रेयौ गीता आकुशगौतमौ

Transliteration

vāṃsaḍīāścaiva jāsvā kautsamaṇā vatsaātreyau gītā ākuśagautamau

Translation

Und es gibt die Vāṃsaḍīā und die Jāsvā; die Kautsa-maṇā; die Vatsa–Ātreya; und die Gītā, die der Ākuśa–Gautama‑Zugehörigkeit angehören.

Word by Word

• वांसडीआः: Vāṃsaḍīās (names/group)
• वांसडीआः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वांसडीआ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphasis)

• जास्वा: Jāsvā (name)
• जास्वा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जास्वा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• कौत्समणा: Kautsamaṇā (name)
• कौत्समणा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौत्समणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• वत्सआत्रेयौ: Vatsa and Ātreya (two persons)
• वत्सआत्रेयौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वत्स + आत्रेय (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन (Dual); द्वन्द्वसमास (itaretara-dvandva)

• गीता: Gītā (name)
• गीता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गीता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• आकुशगौतमौ: Ākuśa and Gautama (two persons)
• आकुशगौतमौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आकुश + गौतम (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन (Dual); द्वन्द्वसमास (itaretara-dvandva)

Speaker

Unspecified (Dharmāraṇyakhaṇḍa narrative voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa relaying a traditional list)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A traveling pilgrim-scribe records village names as a sage chants; signposts and boundary stones bear rishi emblems (Gautama’s water-pot, Ātreya’s staff).

Characters & Entities

• Kautsa/Kutsa
• Vatsa
• Ātreya
• Gautama
• Ākuśa
• Vāṃsaḍīā
• Jāsvā
• Gītā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇa treats lineage-memory as sacred knowledge, sustaining dharmic identity within a holy region.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Dharmāraṇya region is the context; the verse lists constituent names rather than describing a tīrtha’s merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a descriptive enumeration.