Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 56

Devanagari script

विश्वामित्रो देवरात औदलश्च त्रयश्च ये । अस्मिन्गोत्रे तु ये जाता दुर्बला दीनमानसाः

Transliteration

viśvāmitro devarāta audalaśca trayaśca ye | asmingotre tu ye jātā durbalā dīnamānasāḥ

Translation

Viśvāmitra, Devarāta et Audala : tels sont les trois pravaras ; toutefois, ceux qui naissent dans ce gotra deviennent parfois faibles et l’esprit accablé.

Word by Word

• विश्वामित्रः: Viśvāmitra
• विश्वामित्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वामित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय-प्राय): विश्व + मित्र (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• देवरातः: Devarāta
• देवरातः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवरात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुष): देव + रात (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• औदलः: Audala
• औदलः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: औदल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

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

• त्रयः: three
• त्रयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

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

• ये: who, those who
• ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; निर्देशक-सर्वनाम (Neuter, Locative, Singular)

• गोत्रे: in the lineage (gotra)
• गोत्रे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन (Neuter, Locative, Singular)

• तु: but, however
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (particle)

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• जाताः: born
• जाताः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; धातु: जन् (जन्मनि) क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• दुर्बलाः: weak
• दुर्बलाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर् + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; समासः (कर्मधारय): दुर्बल (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• दीनमानसाः: of dejected mind
• दीनमानसाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीन + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; समासः (कर्मधारय): दीनं मानसं येषां/दीनमानस (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

Speaker

Unspecified (Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa narrative voice; likely Sūta-type purāṇic narrator)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Three pravara-sages named—Viśvāmitra, Devarāta, Audala—stand radiant, while in the foreground a few descendants sit with slumped posture and shadowed faces; a path leads from them toward a hermitage/temple, suggesting uplift through practice.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra
• Devarāta
• Audala

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even within exalted lineages, personal strength and clarity of mind must be cultivated; birth does not guarantee virtue or vigor.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is directly referenced in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse lists pravaras and comments on dispositions.