Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

भृगुश्चैव मरीचिश्च भरद्वाजोऽथ कश्यपः । मनुर्यमोंऽगिरा विष्णुः शातातपपराशरौ

Transliteration

bhṛguścaiva marīciśca bharadvājo'tha kaśyapaḥ | manuryamoṃ'girā viṣṇuḥ śātātapaparāśarau

Translation

S’y trouvaient aussi Bhṛgu et Marīci, Bharadvāja et Kaśyapa ; Manu et Yama, Aṅgiras et Viṣṇu ; ainsi que Śātātapa et Parāśara.

Word by Word

• भृगुः: Bhṛgu
• भृगुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय

• मरीचिः: Marīci
• मरीचिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरीचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

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

• भरद्वाजः: Bharadvāja
• भरद्वाजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरद्वाज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अथ: then, and also
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर/प्रसङ्ग-अव्यय (then/and further)

• कश्यपः: Kaśyapa
• कश्यपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कश्यप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• मनुः: Manu
• मनुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• यमः: Yama
• यमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अङ्गिराः: Aṅgiras
• अङ्गिराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (अङ्गिराः-रूपम् ऋषिनाम; प्रथमा एकवचन)

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• शातातपपराशरौ: Śātātapa and Parāśara
• शातातपपराशरौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शातातप (प्रातिपदिक) + पराशर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्वः (शातातपश्च पराशरश्च)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage-inquirer audience (ṛṣi/kingly interlocutor implied by genre)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vast coastal sacred plain near Somnātha: a luminous sabhā of ancient seers seated on kuśa mats, with palm-leaf manuscripts, kamaṇḍalus, and fire-altars; the sea-wind moves their matted locks as they face the sanctum of Śiva.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa-kṣetra
• Bhṛgu
• Marīci
• Bharadvāja
• Kaśyapa
• Manu
• Yama
• Aṅgiras
• Viṣṇu
• Śātātapa
• Parāśara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha’s greatness is validated by the convergence of dharma-authorities—ṛṣis and lawgivers—signifying a place fit for purification and right conduct.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, depicted as a gathering-place of renowned sages and dharma figures.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; the stress is on the sanctifying presence of ṛṣis and dharma lineages rather than a particular practice.