Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

नालोला वत्सधारणीया च देलोला कुत्समेव च । सोहासीया भारद्वाजकुशवत्समेव च

Transliteration

nālolā vatsadhāraṇīyā ca delolā kutsameva ca | sohāsīyā bhāradvājakuśavatsameva ca

Translation

Nālolā relève de l’affiliation Vatsa–Dhāraṇīya ; Delolā est en vérité de la lignée de Kutsa ; et Sohāsīyā appartient aussi à l’affiliation Bhāradvāja–Kuśa–Vatsa.

Word by Word

• नालोला: Nālolā (name)
• नालोला: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नालोला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• वत्सधारणीया: Vatsa-dhāraṇīyā (name)
• वत्सधारणीया: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वत्स + धारणीया (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुषसमास (determinative name-compound)

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

• देलोला: Delolā (name)
• देलोला: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देलोला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• कुत्सम्: Kutsa (name)
• कुत्सम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुत्स (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd: Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphasis)

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

• सोहासीया: Sohāsīyā (name)
• सोहासीया: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोहासीया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• भारद्वाजकुशवत्सम्: Bhāradvāja, Kuśa, and Vatsa (as a combined name/group)
• भारद्वाजकुशवत्सम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारद्वाज + कुश + वत्स (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd: Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); बहुपद-द्वन्द्वसमास (copulative list as a unit)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphasis)

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

Speaker

Unspecified (Dharmāraṇyakhaṇḍa narrative voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa relaying a traditional list)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Three stations: Nālolā with Vatsa-Dhāraṇīya teachers, Delolā with Kutsa-marked altar, Sohāsīyā as a larger meeting-place where multiple lineages assemble; a pilgrim offers water and gifts under guidance.

Characters & Entities

• Vatsa
• Dhāraṇīya
• Kutsa
• Bhāradvāja
• Kuśa
• Nālolā
• Delolā
• Sohāsīyā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The sacred region’s dharma is portrayed as an interwoven tapestry of ṛṣi lineages, each carefully remembered and named.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya is the implied holy setting; this verse records internal group/place names with their lineal affiliations.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is an identificatory listing.