Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

विश्वामित्रः स्थूलशिराः संवर्त्तः प्रतिमर्द्दनः । रैभ्यो बृहस्पतिश्चैव च्यवनः कश्यपो भृगुः

Transliteration

viśvāmitraḥ sthūlaśirāḥ saṃvarttaḥ pratimarddanaḥ | raibhyo bṛhaspatiścaiva cyavanaḥ kaśyapo bhṛguḥ

Translation

ସେଠାରେ ବିଶ୍ୱାମିତ୍ର, ସ୍ଥୂଳଶିରା, ସଂବର୍ତ୍ତ, ପ୍ରତିମର୍ଦ୍ଦନ, ରୈଭ୍ୟ ଓ ବୃହସ୍ପତି; ଏବଂ ଚ୍ୟବନ, କଶ୍ୟପ, ଭୃଗୁ ମଧ୍ୟ (ଉପସ୍ଥିତ) ଥିଲେ।

Word by Word

• विश्वामित्रः: Viśvāmitra
• विश्वामित्रः: Karta (Subject; list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व + मित्र (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• स्थूलशिराः: Sthūlaśirā
• स्थूलशिराः: Karta (Subject; list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थूल + शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (one having a large head)

• संवर्त्तः: Saṃvarta
• संवर्त्तः: Karta (Subject; list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• प्रतिमर्द्दनः: Pratimardana
• प्रतिमर्द्दनः: Karta (Subject; list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रति + मर्दन (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• रैभ्यः: Raibhya
• रैभ्यः: Karta (Subject; list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रैभ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• बृहस्पतिः: Bṛhaspati
• बृहस्पतिः: Karta (Subject; list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed; also
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis)

• च्यवनः: Cyavana
• च्यवनः: Karta (Subject; list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: च्यवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• कश्यपः: Kaśyapa
• कश्यपः: Karta (Subject; list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कश्यप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• भृगुः: Bhṛgu
• भृगुः: Karta (Subject; list item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Deductive: Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ṛṣi-sthāna within Prabhāsa-kṣetra (western āśrama zone implied from prior verse)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A panoramic assembly of sages in an āśrama grove near Prabhāsa: Viśvāmitra, Sthūlaśiras, Saṃvarta, Pratimardana, Raibhya, Bṛhaspati, Cyavana, Kaśyapa, Bhṛgu—each shown with distinct ascetic attributes, fire altars, and manuscripts.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa
• Viśvāmitra
• Sthūlaśiras
• Saṃvarta
• Pratimardana
• Raibhya
• Bṛhaspati
• Cyavana
• Kaśyapa
• Bhṛgu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A sacred place is validated by the continuous memory of ṛṣis whose austerities and teachings established its dharmic prestige.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, praised through the roll-call of eminent sages.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None stated; the verse contributes to the māhātmya by naming revered ṛṣis connected to the site.