Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

अथर्वांगिरसश्चैव वालखिल्या मरीचिपाः । मनोंऽतरिक्षं विद्याश्व वायुस्तेजो जलं मही

Transliteration

atharvāṃgirasaścaiva vālakhilyā marīcipāḥ | manoṃ'tarikṣaṃ vidyāśva vāyustejo jalaṃ mahī

Translation

ସେଠାରେ ଅଥର୍ବ ଓ ଅଙ୍ଗିରସମାନେ, ଏବଂ ବାଲଖିଲ୍ୟ ଓ ମରୀଚିପମାନେ ଥିଲେ। ମନ, ଅନ୍ତରିକ୍ଷ, ବିଦ୍ୟା, ଅଶ୍ୱ, ବାୟୁ, ତେଜ, ଜଳ ଓ ମହୀ—ଏସବୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ବ୍ୟକ୍ତରୂପ ଶକ୍ତି ଭାବେ ଉପସ୍ଥିତ ଥିଲା।

Word by Word

• atharvā: Atharvan
• atharvā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: atharvan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (वेदपुरुष/ऋषिनाम)

• aṅgirasaḥ: the Aṅgirases
• aṅgirasaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅgiras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (वैकल्पिक-रूप; अङ्गिरसः = अङ्गिरसः/अङ्गिरसाः)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• vālakhilyāḥ: the Vālakhilyas
• vālakhilyāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vālakhilya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन

• marīcipāḥ: Marīcipas (a class of sages)
• marīcipāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: marīcipa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन

• manaḥ: mind
• manaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• antarikṣam: mid-space, atmosphere
• antarikṣam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antarikṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• vidyā: knowledge
• vidyā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• aśvaḥ: horse
• aśvaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aśva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• vāyuḥ: wind
• vāyuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāyu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• tejaḥ: splendor, fire/energy
• tejaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• jalam: water
• jalam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• mahī: earth
• mahī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced from Purāṇic frame; exact speaker not in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cosmic assembly where sages sit alongside personified principles: Mind as a luminous figure, Wind as flowing blue-green, Fire as radiant red-gold, Water as translucent blue, Earth as green-brown stability; the hall becomes a mandala of elements.

Characters & Entities

• Atharvan
• Aṅgirases
• Vālakhilyas
• Marīcipas
• Vāyu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The sacred assembly unites sages and cosmic principles, teaching that dharma embraces both realized seers and the very building-blocks of creation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya is implied as the sanctified setting; no named bathing-place is specified in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse presents a cosmological roll-call of sages and personified forces.