Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

सप्तर्षयो गतास्तत्र ब्रह्मणा ब्रह्मचारिणः । हाहाहूहूस्तुंबरुश्च गतौ नारदपर्वतौ

Transliteration

saptarṣayo gatāstatra brahmaṇā brahmacāriṇaḥ | hāhāhūhūstuṃbaruśca gatau nāradaparvatau

Translation

Là aussi sont allés les Sept Ṛṣi—brahmacārin, disciples de Brahmā. Hāhā et Hūhū, ainsi que Tuṃbaru, s’y sont rendus ; et Nārada et Parvata également.

Word by Word

• सप्तर्षयः: the seven sages
• सप्तर्षयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्त + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; द्विगु-समास (सप्त + ऋषि)

• गताः: went / had gone
• गताः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘गच्छिताः/प्राप्ताः’ अर्थे

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• ब्रह्मणा: by Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणा: Sahakari/Instrument (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• ब्रह्मचारिणः: celibate students (brahmacārins)
• ब्रह्मचारिणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मचारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• हाहाहूहूः: Hāhāhūhū (a Gandharva)
• हाहाहूहूः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हाहाहूहू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; गन्धर्वविशेषनाम

• तुंबरुः: Tumburu
• तुंबरुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुंबरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; गन्धर्वविशेषनाम

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• गतौ: (the two) went / had gone
• गतौ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; ‘गच्छितौ’

• नारदपर्वतौ: Nārada and Parvata
• नारदपर्वतौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद + पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (नारदः च पर्वतः च)

Speaker

Nārada (continuing narration of events)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (contextual frame)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand procession: the Seven Ṛṣis in austere garb, followed by celestial musicians Hāhā, Hūhū, and Tuṃbaru; Nārada and Parvata move together toward Bali’s palace.

Characters & Entities

• Saptarṣi
• Brahmā
• Hāhā
• Hūhū
• Tuṃbaru
• Parvata
• Nārada

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When cosmic disorder arises, sages and celestial beings assemble to restore harmony through counsel and sacred action.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Indirectly, Vastrāpathakṣetra’s narrative authority is strengthened by linking it to pan-cosmic gatherings and dharma-restoration.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it lists the participants assembling for a remedial response.