Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 23

Devanagari script

अगस्त्यश्च महातेजा मार्कंडेयश्च वीर्यवान् । जमदग्निर्भरद्वाजः संवर्तश्च्यवनस्तथा

Transliteration

agastyaśca mahātejā mārkaṃḍeyaśca vīryavān | jamadagnirbharadvājaḥ saṃvartaścyavanastathā

Translation

മഹാതേജസ്സുള്ള അഗസ്ത്യനും വീര്യവാനായ മാർകണ്ഡേയനും അവിടെ ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു; ജമദഗ്നി, ഭരദ്വാജൻ, സംവർതൻ, ച്യവനൻ എന്നിവരും സന്നിഹിതരായിരുന്നു.

Word by Word

• agastyaḥ: Agastya
• agastyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agastya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

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

• mahā-tejāḥ: of great splendor
• mahā-tejāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (महच्च तत् तेजः यस्य), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• mārkaṇḍeyaḥ: Mārkaṇḍeya
• mārkaṇḍeyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mārkaṇḍeya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

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

• vīryavān: possessing valor
• vīryavān: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vīryavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त (possessive adjective)

• jamadagniḥ: Jamadagni
• jamadagniḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jamadagni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• bharadvājaḥ: Bharadvāja
• bharadvājaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bharadvāja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• saṃvartaḥ: Saṃvarta
• saṃvartaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃvarta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

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

• cyavanaḥ: Cyavana
• cyavanaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cyavana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• tathā: also
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (also/likewise)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced from Purāṇic frame; exact speaker not in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dignified portrait-like assembly: Agastya compact and radiant; Mārkaṇḍeya youthful-sage aura; Jamadagni with sacrificial fire motif; Bharadvāja with Vedic manuscripts; Saṃvarta austere and storm-like; Cyavana aged yet luminous—each seated in the jeweled hall.

Characters & Entities

• Agastya
• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Jamadagni
• Bharadvāja
• Saṃvarta
• Cyavana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy regions are validated by the presence of accomplished sages, reminding seekers to value satsanga and lineage-based wisdom.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya is the implied sacred locale; the verse does not single out a named tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a catalog of revered ṛṣis.