Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 54

Devanagari script

सनत्कुमारप्रमुखाः सदस्यास्तस्य चाभवन् । औद्गात्रमत्र्यङ्गिरसौ मरीचिश्च चकार ह

Transliteration

sanatkumārapramukhāḥ sadasyāstasya cābhavan | audgātramatryaṅgirasau marīciśca cakāra ha

Translation

Sanatkumāra et d’autres furent membres de l’assemblée sacrificielle de ce rite. La charge d’Udgātṛ fut accomplie par Atri et Aṅgiras, ainsi que par Marīci.

Word by Word

• सनत्कुमारप्रमुखाः: those headed by Sanatkumāra
• सनत्कुमारप्रमुखाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sanat-kumāra + pramukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सनत्कुमारः प्रमुखः येषाम्)

• सदस्याः: members (of the assembly)
• सदस्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sadasya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• तस्य: of him/that (sacrifice)
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

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

• अभवन्: were
• अभवन्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• औद्गात्रम्: the udgātṛ-priesthood
• औद्गात्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: audgātra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; पद/कार्यवाचक (office of udgātṛ)

• अत्रि-अङ्गिरसौ: Atri and Aṅgiras
• अत्रि-अङ्गिरसौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: atri (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅgiras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्वः

• मरीचिः: Marīci
• मरीचिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: marīci (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• चकार: performed / did
• चकार: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• ह: indeed
• ह: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ha (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Yajña-sthāna on Revā (unspecified)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: rājaśārdūla (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand yajña-sabhā: Sanatkumāra and other Kumāras seated as members; Atri and Aṅgiras chanting Sāman as Udgātṛs; Marīci present, with fire altar central.

Characters & Entities

• Sanatkumāra
• Atri
• Aṅgiras
• Marīci
• Sadasyas
• Udgātṛ (Audgātra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A yajña becomes supremely sanctifying when guided by realized sages—ritual and realization unite to uphold cosmic order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā-khaṇḍa region is elevated by associating it with a rishi-led yajña, a hallmark of tīrtha greatness.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It identifies Vedic roles: sadasyas (members) and the Udgātṛ (audgātra) function performed by great ṛṣis.