Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

स एष मुनिभिः सर्वैर्मरीच्यत्रिपुरोगमैः । सह देवैर्धृतस्तेभ्यस्तच्छिष्या जगृहुश्च तम्

Transliteration

sa eṣa munibhiḥ sarvairmarīcyatripurogamaiḥ | saha devairdhṛtastebhyastacchiṣyā jagṛhuśca tam

Translation

हा (रुद्राध्याय) मरीचि व अत्रि इत्यादी अग्रणी सर्व मुनींनी देवांसह धारण केला; आणि त्यांच्याकडून त्यांच्या शिष्यांनी तो पवित्र परंपरेने स्वीकारला.

Word by Word

• saḥ: he/that
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• eṣaḥ: this (very one)
• eṣaḥ: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; निर्देशवाचक सर्वनाम

• munibhiḥ: by sages
• munibhiḥ: Kartr-karana (Agent group/instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन

• sarvaiḥ: by all
• sarvaiḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• marīcyatripurogamaiḥ: with Marīci and Atri as leaders
• marīcyatripurogamaiḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: marīci (प्रातिपदिक) + atri (प्रातिपदिक) + purogama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः/कर्मधारयार्थः (मरीच्यत्री पुरोगमाः येषां ते)

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahārtha (Accompaniment)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक उपसर्गसदृश (prepositional indeclinable)

• devaiḥ: with the gods
• devaiḥ: Sahārtha (Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन

• dhṛtaḥ: was held/maintained
• dhṛtaḥ: Predicate (State/गुणवचन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √dhṛ (धृ धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्मणि; ‘धृतः’ = held/sustained

• tebhyaḥ: from them
• tebhyaḥ: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी/चतुर्थी (5/4), बहुवचन; अत्र पञ्चमी (from them)

• tat: that (teaching/text)
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• śiṣyāḥ: disciples
• śiṣyāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiṣya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

• jagṛhuḥ: received, took up
• jagṛhuḥ: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √grah (ग्रह् धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदी

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक निपात

• tam: it/him
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Muni (continuing instruction to the king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Assembly of great ṛṣis (Marīci, Atri foremost) with devas in attendance, collectively ‘holding’ the Rudrādhyāya as a radiant text; disciples kneel to receive it, indicating inheritance (āgama) and protection.

Characters & Entities

• Marīci
• Atri
• Devas
• Rudrādhyāya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred knowledge is preserved through ṛṣis, devas, and disciplined lineages of teachers and students.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; the emphasis is on paramparā (lineage).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it describes the safeguarding and handing down of the text.