Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

शांडिल्योऽथ भरद्वाजो यवक्रीतोऽथ गालवः । पुलस्त्यः पुलहो गार्ग्यस्तथान्ये बहवो नृप

Transliteration

śāṃḍilyo'tha bharadvājo yavakrīto'tha gālavaḥ | pulastyaḥ pulaho gārgyastathānye bahavo nṛpa

Translation

ഹേ നൃപാ! ശാണ്ഡില്യൻ, ഭരദ്വാജൻ, യവക്രീതൻ, ഗാലവൻ; പുലസ്ത്യൻ, പുലഹൻ, ഗാർഗ്യൻ എന്നിവരും മറ്റു അനേകം ഋഷിമാരും അവിടെ ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു.

Word by Word

• शाण्डिल्यः: Śāṇḍilya
• शाण्डिल्यः: Karta (Listed subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाण्डिल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अथ: and then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर-अव्यय (sequence marker)

• भरद्वाजः: Bharadvāja
• भरद्वाजः: Karta (Listed subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरद्वाज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यवक्रीतः: Yavakrīta
• यवक्रीतः: Karta (Listed subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यवक्रीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अथ: and then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर-अव्यय (sequence marker)

• गालवः: Gālava
• गालवः: Karta (Listed subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गालव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पुलस्त्यः: Pulastya
• पुलस्त्यः: Karta (Listed subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुलस्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पुलहः: Pulaha
• पुलहः: Karta (Listed subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुलह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गार्ग्यः: Gārgya
• गार्ग्यः: Karta (Listed subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गार्ग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तथा: and also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘thus/also’)

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (Listed subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• बहवः: many
• बहवः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्—अन्ये

• नृप: O king
• नृप: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced); direct address 'nṛpa' indicates the narrative is recounting to a king within the frame-story

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: O king (nṛpa) addressed in the narrative frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sacred grove/temple precinct where venerable sages—Śāṇḍilya, Bharadvāja, Yavakrīta, Gālava, Pulastya, Pulaha, Gārgya—sit in a semicircle, matted locks and deer-skins, holding kamaṇḍalus and palm-leaf manuscripts; a king listens respectfully at the edge.

Characters & Entities

• Śāṇḍilya
• Bharadvāja
• Yavakrīta
• Gālava
• Pulastya
• Pulaha
• Gārgya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The presence of renowned ṛṣis functions as a seal of authenticity: sacred places and rites are validated by the wise.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The same liṅga-temple (prāsāda) context is continued; the site is glorified through the attendance of eminent sages.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it is a descriptive enumeration (ṛṣi-saṅgha) associated with Śivarātri at the temple.