Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

भरद्वाजो मरीचिश्च मुनिश्चोद्दालकस्तथा । क्रतुश्चैव वसिष्ठश्च कश्यपो भृगुरेव च

Transliteration

bharadvājo marīciśca muniścoddālakastathā | kratuścaiva vasiṣṭhaśca kaśyapo bhṛgureva ca

Translation

ਭਰਦਵਾਜ, ਮਰੀਚਿ, ਅਤੇ ਮੁਨੀ ਉਦਾਲਕ; ਕ੍ਰਤੁ, ਵਸਿਸ਼ਠ, ਕਸ਼੍ਯਪ ਅਤੇ ਭ੍ਰਿਗੁ ਵੀ—ਇਹ ਸਭ ਮਹਾਨ ਰਿਸ਼ੀ ਉੱਥੇ ਵਿਦਮਾਨ ਹਨ।

Word by Word

• भरद्वाजः: Bharadvāja
• भरद्वाजः: Karta (Listed subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरद्वाज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• मरीचिः: Marīci
• मरीचिः: Karta (Listed subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरीचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• मुनिः: the sage (Muni)
• मुनिः: Karta (Listed subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• उद्दालकः: Uddālaka
• उद्दालकः: Karta (Listed subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्दालक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise, also
• तथा: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/तुल्यताबोधक (also/likewise)

• क्रतुः: Kratu
• क्रतुः: Karta (Listed subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• एव: indeed
• एव: Niyamaka (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण

• वसिष्ठः: Vasiṣṭha
• वसिष्ठः: Karta (Listed subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• कश्यपः: Kaśyapa
• कश्यपः: Karta (Listed subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कश्यप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• भृगुः: Bhṛgu
• भृगुः: Karta (Listed subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Niyamaka (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

Speaker

Śiva (deduced from continuity with 'devi/varānane' address in the passage)

Characters & Entities

• Bharadvāja
• Marīci
• Uddālaka
• Kratu
• Vasiṣṭha
• Kaśyapa
• Bhṛgu
• Prabhāsa Kṣetra (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A kṣetra’s greatness is shown by the constant presence of realized ṛṣis who choose it as their seat of sādhana.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, implicitly praised as the gathering-place of eminent Vedic seers.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is stated here; the verse supports the māhātmya by naming sages who dwell there for spiritual practice.