Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

ततस्ते मुनयः सर्वे कुतूहलसमन्विताः । च्यवनो याज्ञवल्क्यश्च शांडिल्यः शाकटायनः

Transliteration

tataste munayaḥ sarve kutūhalasamanvitāḥ | cyavano yājñavalkyaśca śāṃḍilyaḥ śākaṭāyanaḥ

Translation

അപ്പോൾ കൗതുകം നിറഞ്ഞ ആ എല്ലാ മുനിമാരും അവിടെ ഒന്നിച്ചു ചേർന്നു—ച്യവനൻ, യാജ്ഞവൽക്യൻ, ശാണ്ഡില്യൻ, ശാകടായനൻ।

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — 'then'

• ते: those
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (सर्वनाम)

• मुनयः: sages
• मुनयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (मुनयः)

• कुतूहलसमन्विताः: endowed with curiosity
• कुतूहलसमन्विताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुतूहल + समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक; सम्-अन्वि-√इ (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तृतीया/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थः — 'कुतूहलेन/कुतूहलस्य समन्विताः' (endowed with curiosity)

• च्यवनः: Cyavana
• च्यवनः: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: च्यवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (नाम)

• याज्ञवल्क्यः: Yājñavalkya
• याज्ञवल्क्यः: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: याज्ञवल्क्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (नाम)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय-बोधक)

• शाण्डिल्यः: Śāṇḍilya
• शाण्डिल्यः: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाण्डिल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (नाम)

• शाकटायनः: Śākaṭāyana
• शाकटायनः: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाकटायन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (नाम)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A gathering of eminent ṛṣis at Prabhāsa, faces bright with curiosity, approaching a sacred narrative moment near the Somnātha sphere.

Characters & Entities

• Cyavana
• Yājñavalkya
• Śāṇḍilya
• Śākaṭāyana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy places draw realized sages; their gathering signals the unfolding of sacred instruction and merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The sages are associated with the Prabhāsa-kṣetra/Someśvara-Somanātha setting of the chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; this verse lists the sages who assemble, preparing for further events/discourse.