Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

तद्द्वीपपतिश्च प्रैयव्रतो हिरण्यरोमा तत्पुत्रवसुवसुदानदृढकविनाभिगुप्तसत्यव्रतवामदेवनामांकितानि सप्त वर्षाणि । वर्णाश्च कुलिशकोविदाभियुक्तकुलकसंज्ञा जातवेदसं भगवंतं स्तुवंति

Transliteration

taddvīpapatiśca praiyavrato hiraṇyaromā tatputravasuvasudānadṛḍhakavinābhiguptasatyavratavāmadevanāmāṃkitāni sapta varṣāṇi | varṇāśca kuliśakovidābhiyuktakulakasaṃjñā jātavedasaṃ bhagavaṃtaṃ stuvaṃti

Translation

ସେଇ ଦ୍ୱୀପର ଅଧିପତି ପ୍ରୈୟବ୍ରତ ବଂଶୀୟ ରାଜା ହିରଣ୍ୟରୋମା। ତାଙ୍କ ପୁତ୍ରମାନଙ୍କ ନାମରେ ସପ୍ତ ବର୍ଷ-ପ୍ରଦେଶ—ବସୁ, ବସୁଦାନ, ଦୃଢ, କବି, ନାଭି, ଗୁପ୍ତ, ସତ୍ୟବ୍ରତ ଓ ବାମଦେବ—ପ୍ରସିଦ୍ଧ। ସେଠାରେ କୁଲିଶ, କୋବିଦ, ଅଭିୟୁକ୍ତ ଓ କୁଲକ ନାମକ ବର୍ଣ୍ଣମାନେ ଭଗବାନ୍ ଜାତବେଦସ୍ (ଅଗ୍ନି)ଙ୍କୁ ସ୍ତୁତି କରନ୍ତି।

Word by Word

• tat-dvīpa-patiḥ: the lord of that island
• tat-dvīpa-patiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad + dvīpa + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘of that dvīpa’ + ‘lord’; Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• prai-yavrataḥ: descended from Priyavrata
• prai-yavrataḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prai-yavrata (प्रातिपदिक; patronymic/lineage adjective)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); विशेषण of ‘patiḥ’

• hiraṇyaromā: Hiraṇyaromā
• hiraṇyaromā: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hiraṇya + romā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (name): ‘golden-haired’; Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• tat-putra-vasu-vasudāna-dṛḍha-kavi-nābhi-gupta-satyavrata-vāmadeva-nāmāṃkitāni: (varṣas) designated by the names of his sons: Vasu, Vasudāna, Dṛḍha, Kavi, Nābhi, Gupta, Satyavrata, Vāmadeva
• tat-putra-vasu-vasudāna-dṛḍha-kavi-nābhi-gupta-satyavrata-vāmadeva-nāmāṃkitāni: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad + putra + vasu + vasudāna + dṛḍha + kavi + nābhi + gupta + satyavrata + vāmadeva + nāma + aṃkita (√aṅk, अङ्कने; क्त)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि: ‘having names marked as (his) sons: Vasu, Vasudāna, Dṛḍha, Kavi, Nābhi, Gupta, Satyavrata, Vāmadeva’; Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन) (agreeing with ‘varṣāṇi’)

• sapta: seven
• sapta: Saṅkhyā-viśeṣaṇa (Numeral qualifier/संख्या-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sapta (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Numeral adjective; Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• varṣāṇi: regions (varṣas)
• varṣāṇi: Karta/Pradhāna (Subject-like head/प्रधान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• varṇāḥ: the social classes/varṇas
• varṇāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• kuliśa-kovida-abhiyukta-kulaka-saṃjñāḥ: (varṇas) called Kuliśa, Kovida, Abhiyukta, and Kulaka
• kuliśa-kovida-abhiyukta-kulaka-saṃjñāḥ: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuliśa + kovida + abhiyukta (abhi+√yuj, युज्; क्त) + kulaka + saṃjñā (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि: ‘having the designations Kuliśa, Kovida, Abhiyukta, Kulaka’; Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन) (apposition to ‘varṇāḥ’)

• jātavedasam: Jātavedas (Agni)
• jātavedasam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jātavedas (प्रातिपदिक; epithet of Agni)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhagavantam: the Blessed Lord
• bhagavantam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• stuvanti: they praise
• stuvanti: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √stu (स्तु, स्तुतौ)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

Speaker

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

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kuśadvīpa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A royal-cosmic court of Hiraṇyaromā with seven banners naming the varṣas; four groups of people in distinct attire standing in quadrants, hands folded, praising a central Agni-flame deity (Jātavedas) rising from a fire-altar.

Characters & Entities

• Hiraṇyaromā
• Priyavrata (lineage)
• Jātavedas (Agni)
• Kuśadvīpa
• Vasu
• Vasudāna
• Dṛḍha
• Kavi
• Nābhi
• Gupta
• Satyavrata
• Vāmadeva
• Kuliśa
• Kovida
• Abhiyukta
• Kulaka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Cosmic order is upheld through righteous rulership and worship—society and geography are harmonized by praising the divine principle (Agni/Jātavedas).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kuśadvīpa’s seven varṣas are described; the focus is on sacred cosmography rather than a single earthly pilgrimage spot.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Stuti (hymnic praise) of Jātavedas (Agni) by the varṇas is indicated.