Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

चेखलीद्वादशं पौककुशप्रवरमेव च

Transliteration

cekhalīdvādaśaṃ paukakuśapravarameva ca

Translation

The twelfth is Cekhalī, likewise associated with the Pauka–Kuśa pravara.

Word by Word

• चेखलीद्वादशम्: Cekhalī, the twelfth (name/entry)
• चेखलीद्वादशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेखली + द्वादश (प्रातिपदिक); समास/संयुक्तनाम
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम + क्रमवाचक-विशेषण (चेखली (द्वादशम्))

• पौककुशप्रवरम्: Pauka-Kuśa-pravara (name)
• पौककुशप्रवरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौक + कुश + प्रवर (प्रातिपदिक); समास
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध-तत्पुरुष (पौकस्य कुशप्रवरः / पौक-कुश-प्रवर)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय

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

Speaker

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

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Cekhalī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A scribe writes ‘Cekhalī—Pauka–Kuśa pravara’ on a scroll while a sage points to the next station on a forest-route diagram.

Characters & Entities

• Cekhalī
• Pauka
• Kuśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Honoring dharma includes honoring the ancestral ṛṣi-streams (pravaras) that transmit Vedic culture.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader Dharmāraṇya setting is implied; the verse itself focuses on a named group/location (Cekhalī) and its pravara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a classificatory statement about pravara affiliation.