Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

कुशिकः कौशिको वत्स उपमन्युश्च काश्यपः । कृष्णात्रेयो भरद्वाजो धारिणः शौनको वरः

Transliteration

kuśikaḥ kauśiko vatsa upamanyuśca kāśyapaḥ | kṛṣṇātreyo bharadvājo dhāriṇaḥ śaunako varaḥ

Translation

Kuśika, Kauśika, Vatsa, Upamanyu et Kāśyapa ; Kṛṣṇātreya, Bharadvāja, Dhāriṇa, et l’excellent Śaunaka : tels étaient, parmi d’autres, les prêtres officiants.

Word by Word

• kuśikaḥ: Kuśika
• kuśikaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuśika (कुशिक प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ऋषि-नाम

• kauśikaḥ: Kauśika
• kauśikaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kauśika (कौशिक प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; गोत्र/ऋषि-नाम

• vatsaḥ: Vatsa
• vatsaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vatsa (वत्स प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम

• upamanyuḥ: Upamanyu
• upamanyuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upamanyu (उपमन्यु प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ऋषि-नाम

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

• kāśyapaḥ: Kāśyapa
• kāśyapaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāśyapa (काश्यप प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ऋषि-नाम

• kṛṣṇātreyaḥ: Kṛṣṇātreya
• kṛṣṇātreyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa (कृष्ण) + ātreya (आत्रेय)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (विशेषण-विशेष्य), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम

• bharadvājaḥ: Bharadvāja
• bharadvājaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bharadvāja (भरद्वाज प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ऋषि-नाम

• dhāriṇaḥ: Dhāriṇa
• dhāriṇaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhāriṇ (धारिण् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम/उपनाम

• śaunakaḥ: Śaunaka
• śaunakaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaunaka (शौनक प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ऋषि-नाम

• varaḥ: excellent/best
• varaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vara (वर प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Narrator

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dignified procession of sages seated around the altar; each ṛṣi is visually distinguished by age, beard style, staff, and manuscript; the scene reads like a living catalogue of Vedic tradition.

Characters & Entities

• Kuśika
• Kauśika
• Vatsa
• Upamanyu
• Kāśyapa
• Kṛṣṇātreya
• Bharadvāja
• Dhāriṇa
• Śaunaka
• Rāma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred rites are upheld by venerable rishi-lineages, emphasizing continuity of Vedic authority.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya is implied as the place drawing renowned sages to officiate in the yajña.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new prescription; the verse enumerates the qualified officiants supporting the sacrifice.