Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 23

Devanagari script

इति हासपुराणादिश्रुतिस्मृतिविशारदाः । एते चान्ये च बहवो मार्कंडेयपुरोगमाः

Transliteration

iti hāsapurāṇādiśrutismṛtiviśāradāḥ | ete cānye ca bahavo mārkaṃḍeyapurogamāḥ

Translation

Demikianlah para resi itu mahir dalam Itihāsa dan Purāṇa, serta mendalam dalam Śruti dan Smṛti. Mereka ini dan ramai lagi yang lain, dipimpin oleh Mārkaṇḍeya, hadir di sana.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक (thus)

• हासपुराणादिश्रुतिस्मृतिविशारदाः: experts in epics, purāṇas, etc., and in śruti and smṛti
• हासपुराणादिश्रुतिस्मृतिविशारदाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हास (प्रातिपदिक) + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + श्रुति (प्रातिपदिक) + स्मृति (प्रातिपदिक) + विशारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (…-विशारदाः = experts in …); ‘आदि’ समाहारार्थ (etc.)

• एते: these
• एते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• बहवः: many
• बहवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• मार्कंडेयपुरोगमाः: with Mārkaṇḍeya as their leader
• मार्कंडेयपुरोगमाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्कण्डेय (प्रातिपदिक) + पुरोगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (मार्कण्डेयः पुरोगमः येषाम् = those led by Mārkaṇḍeya)

Speaker

Deductive (Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya narration; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa addressing sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A solemn conclave of venerable ṛṣis, led by Mārkaṇḍeya, seated in orderly rows with palm-leaf manuscripts, facing the sacred landscape of Prabhāsa.

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Śruti
• Smṛti
• Itihāsa
• Purāṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha is upheld by both realization and right knowledge—sages grounded in Śruti-Smṛti preserve dharma and guide seekers.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Kṛtasmara Parvata context), shown as a gathering of scriptural authorities.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; the verse emphasizes scriptural mastery (Śruti-Smṛti, Itihāsa-Purāṇa) as a pillar of dharma.