Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

वत्सश्चैव वसिष्ठश्च पुलस्त्यः पुलहः क्रतुः । मनुर्यमोंऽगिरा विष्णुः शातातपपराशरौ

Transliteration

vatsaścaiva vasiṣṭhaśca pulastyaḥ pulahaḥ kratuḥ | manuryamoṃ'girā viṣṇuḥ śātātapaparāśarau

Translation

കൂടാതെ വത്സനും വസിഷ്ഠനും; പുലസ്ത്യൻ, പുലഹൻ, ക്രതു; മനു, യമൻ, അങ്കിരസ്, വിഷ്ണു, കൂടാതെ ശാതാതപനും പരാശരനും—

Word by Word

• वत्सः: Vatsa (sage)
• वत्सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वत्स (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (particle)

• वसिष्ठः: Vasistha (sage)
• वसिष्ठः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• पुलस्त्यः: Pulastya (sage)
• पुलस्त्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुलस्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पुलहः: Pulaha (sage)
• पुलहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुलह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• क्रतुः: Kratu (sage)
• क्रतुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मनुः: Manu
• मनुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• यमः: Yama
• यमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अङ्गिराः: Angiras (sage)
• अङ्गिराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (अङ्गिरस्-शब्दः; प्रथमा एकवचन रूपम्: अङ्गिराः)

• विष्णुः: Vishnu
• विष्णुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शातातपः: Shatatapa (sage)
• शातातपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शातातप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पराशरः: Parashara (sage)
• पराशरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पराशर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• औ: and (the two)
• औ: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: औ (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (dual-marker used poetically for two names; effectively 'and the two')

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Unnata-south yajña-bhūmi (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārvatī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The yajña assembly widens: Vatsa, Vasiṣṭha, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu, Manu, Yama, Aṅgiras, Viṣṇu, Śātātapa, Parāśara appear as venerable figures around the fire; Yama is shown in a subdued dharma-guardian aspect (not fearsome), emphasizing order and righteousness.

Characters & Entities

• Vatsa
• Vasiṣṭha
• Pulastya
• Pulaha
• Kratu
• Manu
• Yama
• Aṅgiras
• Viṣṇu
• Śātātapa
• Parāśara
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha’s greatness is shown through the convergence of dharma-authorities (ṛṣis and lawgivers), suggesting that right conduct and worship flourish in such places.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, presented as a venue worthy of the highest seers and dharma-teachers.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite in this verse; it continues the catalogue of participants in the sacrificial context.