Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 72

Devanagari script

शेरथाग्रामेषु वै जाताः प्रवरद्वयसंयुताः । कुशभारद्वाजाश्चैव देवीद्वयं तथैव च

Transliteration

śerathāgrāmeṣu vai jātāḥ pravaradvayasaṃyutāḥ | kuśabhāradvājāścaiva devīdvayaṃ tathaiva ca

Translation

They are indeed born in the villages of Śerathā, endowed with a pair of pravaras—Kuśa and Bhāradvāja—and likewise associated with two goddesses.

Word by Word

• शेरथाग्रामेषु: in the villages of Śerathā
• शेरथाग्रामेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शेरथा + ग्राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (शेरथायाः ग्रामेषु)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha/Modifier (सम्बन्ध/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle/emphasis)

• जाताः: born
• जाताः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जन् (धातु) + क्त → जात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP)

• प्रवरद्वयसंयुताः: endowed with a pair of pravaras
• प्रवरद्वयसंयुताः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रवर + द्वय + संयुत (सम्+युज् धातु + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (प्रवरद्वयेन संयुताः = endowed with two pravaras)

• कुशभारद्वाजाः: Kuśa-Bhāradvājas (a group/lineage)
• कुशभारद्वाजाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुश + भारद्वाज (प्रातिपदिक; गोत्रनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (कुश-सम्बद्धा भारद्वाजाः/कुशभारद्वाजाः)

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha/Modifier (सम्बन्ध/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphasis)

• देवीद्वयं: the pair of goddesses / two ladies named Devī
• देवीद्वयं: Karma/Complement (कर्म/पूरक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी + द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (द्वे देव्योः समाहारः)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha/Modifier (सम्बन्ध/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha/Modifier (सम्बन्ध/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

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

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative voice within Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śerathā-grāma (within Dharmāraṇya)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A map-like sacred vignette: Śerathā villages with dvijas performing daily rites; two goddesses appear as protective śaktis at the village boundary or shrine, while pravara names are recited.

Characters & Entities

• Bhāradvāja
• Kuśa
• Śerathā (grāma)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A sacred region is preserved through remembered ṛṣi-lines (pravara) and devotional continuity to protective deities (devīs).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Śerathā villages within Dharmāraṇya are identified as part of the sacred landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied pravara usage (Kuśa, Bhāradvāja) and devotion to the associated devīs, though no specific rite is detailed.