Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

भारद्वाजस्तथा वत्सः कौशिकः कुश एव च । शांडिल्यः कश्यपश्चैव गौतमश्छांधनस्तथा

Transliteration

bhāradvājastathā vatsaḥ kauśikaḥ kuśa eva ca | śāṃḍilyaḥ kaśyapaścaiva gautamaśchāṃdhanastathā

Translation

Il y eut aussi (les lignées de) Bhāradvāja et Vatsa ; Kauśika et Kuśa également ; Śāṇḍilya, Kaśyapa, Gautama, et de même Chāṃdhana.

Word by Word

• bhāradvājaḥ: Bhāradvāja
• bhāradvājaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāradvāja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; गोत्र/ऋषिनाम

• tathā: also/likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Discourse connective)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/तुल्यतार्थक (also/likewise)

• vatsaḥ: Vatsa
• vatsaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vatsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; नाम

• kauśikaḥ: Kauśika
• kauśikaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kauśika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; गोत्र/ऋषिनाम

• kuśaḥ: Kuśa
• kuśaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; नाम

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis/indeed)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• śāṃḍilyaḥ: Śāṇḍilya
• śāṃḍilyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāṃḍilya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; गोत्र/ऋषिनाम

• kaśyapaḥ: Kaśyapa
• kaśyapaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaśyapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; ऋषिनाम

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (indeed)

• gautamaḥ: Gautama
• gautamaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gautama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; गोत्र/ऋषिनाम

• chāṃdhanaḥ: Chāṃdhana
• chāṃdhanaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: chāṃdhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; गोत्र/नाम

• tathā: also
• tathā: Sambandha (Discourse connective)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (also)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A procession-like mental tableau of ṛṣi lineages: each sage-name evoked as a distinct seated figure with identifying attributes (kamandalu, jata, deer-skin), arranged in a mandala of remembrance.

Characters & Entities

• Bhāradvāja
• Vatsa
• Kauśika
• Kuśa
• Śāṇḍilya
• Kaśyapa
• Gautama
• Chāṃdhana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha’s greatness is mirrored in the presence of venerable ṛṣi-lineages devoted to learning, restraint, and ritual order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya is the implied sacred landscape, portrayed as a settled region of authoritative Vedic families.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed; the verse continues a catalog of lineages.