Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

दुर्वासाश्च महाभाग ऋष्यश्रृंगश्च धार्मिकः । सनत्कुमारो भगवान्योगाचार्य्यो महातपाः

Transliteration

durvāsāśca mahābhāga ṛṣyaśrṛṃgaśca dhārmikaḥ | sanatkumāro bhagavānyogācāryyo mahātapāḥ

Translation

Durvāsas, le très illustre, s’y trouvait; ainsi que Ṛṣyaśṛṅga, juste et établi dans le Dharma. S’y tenait aussi le Bhagavān Sanatkumāra, grand ascète et maître du yoga.

Word by Word

• दुर्वासाः: Durvāsā (sage)
• दुर्वासाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्वासस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ऋषिनाम (proper noun)

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

• महाभाग: O greatly fortunate one
• महाभाग: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; 'महान् भागः यस्य' इति (honorific address)

• ऋष्यश्रृंगः: Ṛṣyaśṛṅga (sage)
• ऋष्यश्रृंगः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋष्य-श्रृंग (प्रातिपदिक; ऋष्य + श्रृंग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ऋषिनाम (proper noun)

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

• धार्मिकः: righteous
• धार्मिकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धार्मिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying epithet)

• सनत्कुमारः: Sanatkumāra
• सनत्कुमारः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनत्-कुमार (प्रातिपदिक; सनत् + कुमार)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; देवर्षिनाम (proper noun)

• भगवान्: the venerable/lordly one
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण/उपाधि (honorific epithet)

• योगाचार्यः: teacher of yoga
• योगाचार्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग-आचार्य (प्रातिपदिक; योग + आचार्य)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; 'योगस्य आचार्यः'

• महातपाः: of great austerity
• महातपाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महातपस् (प्रातिपदिक; महा + तपस्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण; -तपस् शब्दस्य प्रथमा एकवचन (महान् तपः यस्य)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced from Purāṇic frame; exact speaker not in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous forest-āśrama clearing where Durvāsas, Ṛṣyaśṛṅga, and Sanatkumāra sit in serene authority—matted locks, bark garments, yogic posture—surrounded by sacrificial fires and quiet disciples, with Brahmā’s presence implied as the focus of reverence.

Characters & Entities

• Durvāsas
• Ṛṣyaśṛṅga
• Sanatkumāra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse celebrates tapas and yoga-teaching as pillars of dharma, embodied by renowned sages who sanctify the sacred gathering.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya is the implied sacred region; no particular tīrtha is identified in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed; the emphasis is on the authority of ascetic and yogic exemplars.