Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 54

Devanagari script

शीतवाडिया ये प्रोक्ताः कुशो वत्सस्तथैव च । विश्वामित्रो देवरातस्तृतीयो दलमेव च

Transliteration

śītavāḍiyā ye proktāḥ kuśo vatsastathaiva ca | viśvāmitro devarātastṛtīyo dalameva ca

Translation

Those called ‘Śītavāḍiyā’ have been mentioned, as well as ‘Kuśa’ and ‘Vatsa’. Viśvāmitra and Devarāta are stated, and the third is ‘Dala’ as well.

Word by Word

• शीतवाडियाः: Śītavāḍiyās (a group/name)
• शीतवाडियाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शीतवाडिया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (समूह/वंश-नाम), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; नाम (proper)

• ये: who/which
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• प्रोक्ताः: were declared
• प्रोक्ताः: Kriyā (verbal predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘said/declared’

• कुशः: Kuśa
• कुशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम (proper)

• वत्सः: Vatsa
• वत्सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वत्स (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम (proper)

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha/Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात/particle (emphasis)

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

• विश्वामित्रः: Viśvāmitra
• विश्वामित्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वामित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम; समासः (विश्वरूपेण मित्रः/विश्वस्य मित्रः)

• देवरातः: Devarāta
• देवरातः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवरात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम; समासः (देवेन रातः/देव-रात)

• तृतीयः: third
• तृतीयः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृतीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषण (ordinal)

• दलम्: Dala (name)
• दलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; नाम (proper/term)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha/Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात/particle (emphasis)

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

Speaker

Narrator (contextual genealogical enumerator; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇyaka (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A reciter points to three grouped names on a manuscript; behind him appear symbolic portraits of Viśvāmitra and Devarāta as sage-figures, indicating transmission of lineages.

Characters & Entities

• Kuśa
• Vatsa
• Viśvāmitra
• Devarāta
• Dala

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Remembering ṛṣis and their lines is treated as a dharmic duty that anchors society in sacred memory.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya’s sanctity is implied through its preserved lineages; no single named tirtha is singled out in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it is a classificatory verse listing names/branches.