Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

स ददर्श द्विजांस्तत्र वेदवेदांगपार गान् । कौशिकान्भार्गवांश्चैव भारद्वाजांश्च गौतमान्

Transliteration

sa dadarśa dvijāṃstatra vedavedāṃgapāra gān | kauśikānbhārgavāṃścaiva bhāradvājāṃśca gautamān

Translation

Dort erblickte er Brahmanen—Meister, die das ferne Ufer der Veden und Vedāṅgas erreicht hatten: Kauśikas, Bhārgavas, Bhāradvājas und Gautamas.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ददर्श: saw
• ददर्श: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदी

• द्विजान्: brahmins, twice-born
• द्विजान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन

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

• वेदवेदाङ्गपारगान्: those who have mastered the Vedas and Vedāṅgas
• वेदवेदाङ्गपारगान्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक) + वेदाङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + पारग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समाहार/उपपद-तत्पुरुषः: वेदानां वेदाङ्गानां च पारगाः (those who have mastered); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; ‘द्विजान्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• कौशिकान्: (those of) the Kauśika lineage
• कौशिकान्: Karma (Object apposition/कर्म-विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौशिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; गोत्र/वंशवाचक

• भार्गवान्: (those of) the Bhārgava lineage
• भार्गवान्: Karma (Object apposition/कर्म-विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्गव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; गोत्रवाचक

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/coordination particle)

• एव: indeed, also
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निश्चय/अवधारण particle)

• भारद्वाजान्: (those of) the Bhāradvāja lineage
• भारद्वाजान्: Karma (Object apposition/कर्म-विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारद्वाज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; गोत्रवाचक

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय)

• गौतमान्: (those of) the Gautama lineage
• गौतमान्: Karma (Object apposition/कर्म-विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौतमान्/गौताम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; गोत्रवाचक

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (brāhmaṇa-sannidhi)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In the vine-bower precinct, Rāma beholds an assembly of brāhmaṇas—serene, radiant, and learned—identified by revered gotras: Kauśika, Bhārgava, Bhāradvāja, Gautama; palm-leaf manuscripts, yajñopavīta, and calm discourse fill the scene.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsakṣetra
• Rāma
• dvija
• Veda
• Vedāṅga
• Kauśika
• Bhārgava
• Bhāradvāja
• Gautama

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A true tīrtha is also a seat of learning and dharma, inhabited by Veda-knowers whose presence sanctifies the land.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, depicted as a gathering-place of eminent Vedic lineages.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse emphasizes the dhārmic authority of the site through its resident sages.