Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 80

Devanagari script

अथ राजा भरद्वाजमादाय मुनिपुंगवम् । ताभ्यां सह द्विजाग्र्याभ्यां तत्सुताभ्यां समन्वितः

Transliteration

atha rājā bharadvājamādāya munipuṃgavam | tābhyāṃ saha dvijāgryābhyāṃ tatsutābhyāṃ samanvitaḥ

Translation

பின்னர் அரசன் முனிவர்களில் சிறந்த பரத்வாஜரை அழைத்துக்கொண்டு, அந்த இரு உயர்ந்த பிராமணர்களும் அவர்களுடைய இரு புதல்வர்களும் உடன் செல்லப் புறப்பட்டான்.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (sequencing particle)

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (M), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• भरद्वाजम्: Bharadvāja
• भरद्वाजम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरद्वाज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (M), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• आदाय: having taken
• आदाय: Kriyā (Gerundial action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + दा (धातु) → आदाय (क्त्वा/ल्यप्)
• Form: अव्यय-कृदन्त (gerund/ल्यप्), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया

• मुनिपुंगवम्: the foremost of sages
• मुनिपुंगवम्: Karma (Apposition to object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + पुंगव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘bull among sages’), पुल्लिङ्ग (M), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• ताभ्याम्: with those two
• ताभ्याम्: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), द्विवचन (Dual)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक-अव्यय (postposition/adverb ‘together with’)

• द्विजाग्र्याभ्याम्: with the two foremost brāhmaṇas
• द्विजाग्र्याभ्याम्: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज + अग्र्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘foremost among twice-born’), पुल्लिङ्ग (M), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), द्विवचन (Dual)

• तत्सुताभ्याम्: with his two sons
• तत्सुताभ्याम्: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘his sons’), पुल्लिङ्ग (M), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), द्विवचन (Dual)

• समन्वितः: accompanied, attended
• समन्वितः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + अन्वि/इ (धातु) → समन्वित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त/PPP)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुल्लिङ्ग (M), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Departure scene: the king walks with Bharadvāja; two eminent brāhmaṇas and their two sons accompany them; they carry staffs, waterpots, and bundles; the road leads toward forest/riverbank, suggesting impending sacred destination.

Characters & Entities

• King (rājā)
• Bharadvāja
• Two brāhmaṇas
• Two sons

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is pursued in the company of the wise; proper guidance and righteous companionship are portrayed as essential for spiritual success.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A specific tīrtha is not named in this verse; it prepares for approaching a sacred place connected with the Goddess.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it narrates the assembly and departure under sage Bharadvāja’s guidance.