Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

पुलस्त्यः पुलहो विद्वान्क्रतुश्चैव महामतिः । प्राचेतसो वसिष्ठश्च दक्षो नारद एव च

Transliteration

pulastyaḥ pulaho vidvānkratuścaiva mahāmatiḥ | prācetaso vasiṣṭhaśca dakṣo nārada eva ca

Translation

Pulastya, Pulaha le savant, et Kratu à l’intelligence sublime ; Prācetasa, Vasiṣṭha, Dakṣa, et aussi Nārada — tous sont liés à la sainteté de ce tīrtha.

Word by Word

• पुलस्त्यः: Pulastya (sage)
• पुलस्त्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुलस्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• पुलहः: Pulaha (sage)
• पुलहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुलह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विद्वान्: learned, wise
• विद्वान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विद्वस् (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (adjectival)

• क्रतुः: Kratu (sage)
• क्रतुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• महामतिः: great-minded, of great intellect
• महामतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद) + मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण; कर्मधारय-समास (महती मति: great intellect)

• प्राचेतसः: Prācetasa (sage)
• प्राचेतसः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राचेतस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वसिष्ठः: Vasiṣṭha (sage)
• वसिष्ठः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• दक्षः: Dakṣa (sage)
• दक्षः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नारदः: Nārada (sage)
• नारदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एव: indeed, also
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

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

Speaker

Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya (continuing)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Tamahā–Revā Saṅgama (implied; tīrtha praised in this adhyāya)

Type: sangam

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous riverbank tīrtha on the Revā, with a gathering of ancient ṛṣis—Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu, Prācetasa, Vasiṣṭha, Dakṣa, and Nārada—seated in tapas posture, holding kamaṇḍalu and darbha, sanctifying the place by their presence.

Characters & Entities

• Pulastya
• Pulaha
• Kratu
• Prācetasa
• Vasiṣṭha
• Dakṣa
• Nārada
• Mokṣatīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The holiness of a tīrtha is authenticated by its association with revered ṛṣis and realized lineages.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Mokṣatīrtha, whose eminence is supported by the presence/attainment of major ṛṣis.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific ritual is stated; this verse lists authoritative sages connected with the tīrtha.