Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

बार्हस्पत्यं चतुर्थं च वायव्यं संमतं सदा । दौर्वाससं पञ्चमं च स्मृतं भागवते सदा

Transliteration

bārhaspatyaṃ caturthaṃ ca vāyavyaṃ saṃmataṃ sadā | daurvāsasaṃ pañcamaṃ ca smṛtaṃ bhāgavate sadā

Translation

നാലാമത് ബാർഹസ്പത്യവും, വായവ്യം സദാ പ്രമാണമായി അംഗീകരിക്കപ്പെടുന്നതുമാണ്. അഞ്ചാമത് ദൗർവാസസം; ഭാഗവതപരമ്പരയിലും അത് നിരന്തരം സ്മരിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു.

Word by Word

• bārhaspatyam: (the) Bārhaspatya (Upapurāṇa)
• bārhaspatyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bārhaspatya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; नाम (title-name)

• caturtham: fourth
• caturtham: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: caturtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक विशेषण

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

• vāyavyam: (the) Vāyavya
• vāyavyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāyavya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; नाम (title-name)

• saṃmatam: approved/accepted
• saṃmatam: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃmata (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-भाव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) √man (मन्) ‘to think/approve’ उपसर्ग ‘सम्’

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• daurvāsasam: (the) Daurvāsasa
• daurvāsasam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daurvāsasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; नाम (title-name)

• pañcamam: fifth
• pañcamam: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañcama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक विशेषण

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

• smṛtam: is said/remembered
• smṛtam: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: smṛta (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) √smṛ (स्मृ) ‘to remember/mention’

• bhāgavate: in the Bhāgavata (tradition/text)
• bhāgavate: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāgavata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/śaunaka-type audience (generic purāṇic listeners)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sage-compiler enumerates authoritative traditions (Bārhaspatya, Vāyavya, Daurvāsasa) before an attentive audience, with palm-leaf manuscripts and a calm āśrama setting.

Characters & Entities

• Bārhaspatya (Upapurāṇa)
• Vāyavya (Upapurāṇa)
• Daurvāsasa (Upapurāṇa)
• Bhāgavata Purāṇa (as reference)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It highlights consensus and memory (smṛti) as pillars of Purāṇic authority, preserving dharma through recognized textual lineages.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is named; the verse concerns textual classification.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it lists Upapurāṇas and notes their acceptance in tradition.