Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 73

Devanagari script

तस्याधिपतिः प्रैयव्रतो यज्ञबाहुस्तत्पुत्रसुरोचनसौमनस्यरमणकदेवबर्हिपारिभद्राप्यायनाभिज्ञाननामानि सप्तवर्षाणि

Transliteration

tasyādhipatiḥ praiyavrato yajñabāhustatputrasurocanasaumanasyaramaṇakadevabarhipāribhadrāpyāyanābhijñānanāmāni saptavarṣāṇi

Translation

Pemerintahnya ialah raja Praiyavrata bernama Yajñabāhu. Tujuh varṣa dinamai menurut putera-puteranya: Surocana, Saumanasya, Ramaṇaka, Deva, Barhi, Pāribhadra, Āpyāyana dan Abhijñāna.

Word by Word

• tasya: of that (dvīpa)
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• adhipatiḥ: ruler; lord
• adhipatiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhipati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• prai-yavrataḥ: Prai-yavrata (name)
• prai-yavrataḥ: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prai-yavrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेष-नाम (proper name)

• yajñabāhuḥ: Yajñabāhu (name)
• yajñabāhuḥ: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक) + bāhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (yajñasya bāhuḥ) as proper name

• tat-putraḥ: his son
• tat-putraḥ: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ('his son')

• surocana: Surocana (region-name)
• surocana: Karta (Member of list/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: surocana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम (one of the varṣas)

• saumanasya: Saumanasya (region-name)
• saumanasya: Karta (Member of list/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saumanasya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• ramaṇaka: Ramaṇaka (region-name)
• ramaṇaka: Karta (Member of list/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ramaṇaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• deva: Deva (region-name)
• deva: Karta (Member of list/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• barhi: Barhi (region-name)
• barhi: Karta (Member of list/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: barhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• pāribhadra: Pāribhadra (region-name)
• pāribhadra: Karta (Member of list/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāribhadra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• āpyāyana: Āpyāyana (region-name)
• āpyāyana: Karta (Member of list/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āpyāyana (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• abhijñāna-nāmāni: (those) named Abhijñāna
• abhijñāna-nāmāni: Karta (Member of list/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abhijñāna (प्रातिपदिक) + nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ('named Abhijñāna'); list-terminator indicating names

• sapta: seven
• sapta: Viśeṣaṇa (Quantifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sapta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्यावाचक (numeral used adjectivally), varṣāṇi-विशेषण

• varṣāṇi: regions (varṣas)
• varṣāṇi: Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śālmalidvīpa (sapta-varṣa division)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A map-like vision of Śālmalidvīpa divided into seven regions, each labeled with a son’s name; at the center, King Yajñabāhu enthroned, holding a scepter, with sages recording names on palm-leaf manuscripts.

Characters & Entities

• Śālmalidvīpa
• Yajñabāhu
• Priyavrata (lineage)
• Surocana
• Saumanasya
• Ramaṇaka
• Deva
• Barhi
• Pāribhadra
• Āpyāyana
• Abhijñāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma ties land, lineage, and governance—named regions preserve sacred memory through righteous dynasties.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Śālmalidvīpa is described through its king and regional divisions; it is cosmological sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed in this verse; it continues the dvīpa-varṣa description.