Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

मांडव्यो भार्गवः पैंग्यो वात्स्यो लौगाक्ष एव च । गांगायनोथ गांगेयः शुनकः शौनकस्तथा

Transliteration

māṃḍavyo bhārgavaḥ paiṃgyo vātsyo laugākṣa eva ca | gāṃgāyanotha gāṃgeyaḥ śunakaḥ śaunakastathā

Translation

മാണ്ടവ്യൻ, ഭാർഗവൻ, പൈംഗ്യൻ, വാത്സ്യൻ, ലൗഗാക്ഷൻ; തുടർന്ന് ഗാംഗായനൻ, ഗാംഗേയൻ, ശുനകൻ, ശൗനകൻ—ഇവരും ആ ഋത്വിക്കുകളിൽ ഉൾപ്പെട്ടിരുന്നു।

Word by Word

• māṃḍavyaḥ: Māṇḍavya
• māṃḍavyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māṃḍavya (माण्डव्य प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ऋषि-नाम

• bhārgavaḥ: Bhārgava
• bhārgavaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhārgava (भार्गव प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; गोत्र/नाम

• paiṃgyaḥ: Paiṅgya
• paiṃgyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paiṃgya (पैंग्य प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम

• vātsyaḥ: Vātsya
• vātsyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vātsya (वात्स्य प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; गोत्र/नाम

• laugākṣaḥ: Laugākṣa
• laugākṣaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: laugākṣa (लौगाक्ष प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (एव अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphasis)

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

• gāṃgāyana: Gāṃgāyana
• gāṃgāyana: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gāṃgāyana (गांगायन प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम

• atha: then/next
• atha: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अथ अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर/आरम्भबोधक-अव्यय (then/and next)

• gāṃgeyaḥ: Gāṃgeya
• gāṃgeyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gāṃgeya (गांगेय प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम

• śunakaḥ: Śunaka
• śunakaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śunaka (शुनक प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम

• śaunakaḥ: Śaunaka
• śaunakaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaunaka (शौनक प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम

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

Speaker

Narrator

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Additional sages arrive and take their places; the mandapa appears fuller, with layered rows of seated ṛtviks; a sense of expanding sacred council around the fire.

Characters & Entities

• Māṇḍavya
• Bhārgava
• Paiṅgya
• Vātsya
• Laugākṣa
• Gāṃgāyana
• Gāṃgeya
• Śunaka
• Śaunaka
• Rāma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Remembering and honoring rishi-lineages underscores that dharma is transmitted through living traditions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya’s sanctity is implicit in attracting such lineages for ritual service.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; the verse continues the roll-call of officiating sages.