Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

वसिष्ठं मुनिमाज्ञाय वामदेवं च कश्यपम्

Transliteration

vasiṣṭhaṃ munimājñāya vāmadevaṃ ca kaśyapam

Translation

उसने मुनि वसिष्ठ को, तथा वामदेव और कश्यप को भी आज्ञा देकर बुलवाया।

Word by Word

• vasiṣṭham: Vasiṣṭha
• vasiṣṭham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasiṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक; proper noun)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā-vibhakti, Ekavacana

• munim: the sage
• munim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā-vibhakti, Ekavacana; apposition to ‘vasiṣṭham’

• ājñāya: having recognized/known
• ājñāya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jñā (धातु; ज्ञा ‘to know’) with prefix ā-
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्), pūrvakāla-kriyā; ājñāya = ‘having ascertained/recognized/known’

• vāmadevam: Vāmadeva
• vāmadevam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāmadeva (प्रातिपदिक; proper noun)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā-vibhakti, Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; samuccaya (conjunction)

• kaśyapam: Kaśyapa
• kaśyapam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaśyapa (प्रातिपदिक; proper noun)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā-vibhakti, Ekavacana

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa Ayodhyāmāhātmya narrative voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king dispatches messengers and formally invites the venerable sages—Vasiṣṭha, Vāmadeva, and Kaśyapa—to preside over the impending sacrifice.

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• Vāmadeva
• Kaśyapa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharmic action is undertaken with guidance from realized sages; authority and blessing come through the ṛṣi tradition.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ayodhyā is the implied sacred setting, where great sages are invited for a royal sacrifice.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Summoning qualified sages indicates the requirement of competent officiants and advisors for yajña.