Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 82

Devanagari script

आंगिरसबार्हस्पत्यभारद्वाजास्तथैव च । कर्मला क्षेमला चैव धारभट्टारिका तथा

Transliteration

āṃgirasabārhaspatyabhāradvājāstathaiva ca | karmalā kṣemalā caiva dhārabhaṭṭārikā tathā

Translation

Demikian juga dinyatakan Āṅgirasa, Bārhaspatya, dan Bhāradvāja; serta Karmalā, Kṣemalā, dan Dhārabhaṭṭārikā juga.

Word by Word

• आङ्गिरस: Āṅgirasa (line/people)
• आङ्गिरस: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आङ्गिरस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचनार्थे सूची-समाहारः (as part of a list)

• बार्हस्पत्य: Bārhaspatya
• बार्हस्पत्य: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बार्हस्पत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचनार्थे सूची-समाहारः

• भारद्वाजाः: Bhāradvājas
• भारद्वाजाः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारद्वाज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचनम्

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चयार्थे (likewise)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्ययम् (emphasis)

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

• कर्मला: Karmalā
• कर्मला: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मला (प्रातिपदिक; स्त्री-नाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचनम्

• क्षेमला: Kṣemalā
• क्षेमला: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेमला (प्रातिपदिक; स्त्री-नाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचनम्

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्ययम् (emphasis)

• धारभट्टारिका: Dhārabhaṭṭārikā
• धारभट्टारिका: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धार (प्रातिपदिक) + भट्टारिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचनम्; समासः—धार-भट्टारिका (कर्मधारयः: ‘धारा नाम भट्टारिका’)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चयार्थे (likewise)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A formal register being recited: three great ṛṣi names (Āṅgirasa–Bārhaspatya–Bhāradvāja) followed by additional lineage/community names; scribes or students note them down near a ritual pavilion.

Characters & Entities

• Aṅgiras
• Bṛhaspati
• Bhāradvāja
• Karmalā
• Kṣemalā
• Dhārabhaṭṭārikā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is transmitted through named traditions; the Purāṇa preserves these identifiers so sacred duties remain properly grounded.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is praised in this verse; it continues the pravara/gotra catalogue within Dharmāraṇya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual steps are given; the verse provides names used for pravara/gotra declaration in rites.