Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

श्रेयस्थानं हि षष्ठं वै भारद्वाजः कुशस्तथा

Transliteration

śreyasthānaṃ hi ṣaṣṭhaṃ vai bhāradvājaḥ kuśastathā

Translation

Śreyasthāna is indeed the sixth; its lineage markers are Bhāradvāja, and likewise Kuśa.

Word by Word

• śreyasthānam: the auspicious place / place of welfare
• śreyasthānam: Karma/Predicate-Nominal (कर्म/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śreyas-thāna (प्रातिपदिक; श्रेयस् + स्थान)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/प्रथमा or 2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (śreyasaḥ sthānam)

• hi: indeed/for
• hi: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चये अव्यय (particle: for/indeed)

• ṣaṣṭham: sixth
• ṣaṣṭham: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṣaṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/प्रथमा or 2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक विशेषण

• vai: indeed
• vai: Emphasis (निश्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक अव्यय (particle)

• bhāradvājaḥ: Bhāradvāja (a name)
• bhāradvājaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāradvāja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• kuśaḥ: Kuśa (a name)
• kuśaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• tathā: also/likewise
• tathā: Connector (समुच्चय/अन्वय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (adverb: likewise)

Speaker

Brahmā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śreyasthāna (Śrīkṣetra locality)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene ‘Śreyasthāna’ marked by a small shrine and sacred trees; the teacher notes its position as sixth and names Bhāradvāja and Kuśa as its lineage markers.

Characters & Entities

• Śreyasthāna
• Bhāradvāja
• Kuśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred geography is intertwined with the custodianship of Vedic lineages, ensuring correct dharmic practice in each locale.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Śreyasthāna is highlighted as one of the sanctified settlements in the Dharmāraṇya sequence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse supplies lineage identifiers (Bhāradvāja, Kuśa) used for ritual declaration and tradition-keeping.