Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

जामदग्न्यो याज्ञवल्क्य ऋष्यशृंगो विभांडकः । गार्ग्यशौनकदाल्भ्याश्च व्यास उद्दालकः शुकः

Transliteration

jāmadagnyo yājñavalkya ṛṣyaśṛṃgo vibhāṃḍakaḥ | gārgyaśaunakadālbhyāśca vyāsa uddālakaḥ śukaḥ

Translation

அங்கே ஜாமதக்ன்யர் (பரசுராமர்), யாஜ்ஞவல்க்யர்; ரிஷ்யச்ருங்கர், விபாண்டகர்; மேலும் கார்க்யர், சௌனகர், தால்ப்யர்; மற்றும் வ்யாசர், உத்தாலகர், சுகரும் இருந்தனர்।

Word by Word

• जामदग्न्यः: Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma)
• जामदग्न्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जामदग्न्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• याज्ञवल्क्यः: Yājñavalkya
• याज्ञवल्क्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: याज्ञवल्क्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• ऋष्यशृंगः: Ṛṣyaśṛṅga
• ऋष्यशृंगः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋष्य (प्रातिपदिक) + शृंग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (ऋष्यस्य शृंगम् इव/ऋष्य-शृंग-नाम)

• विभाण्डकः: Vibhāṇḍaka
• विभाण्डकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभाण्डक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• गार्ग्यशौनकदाल्भ्याः: Gārgya, Śaunaka, and Dālbhyā
• गार्ग्यशौनकदाल्भ्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गार्ग्य (प्रातिपदिक) + शौनक (प्रातिपदिक) + दाल्भ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्वः (गार्ग्यश्च शौनकश्च दाल्भ्यश्च)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• व्यासः: Vyāsa
• व्यासः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• उद्दालकः: Uddālaka
• उद्दालकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्दालक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• शुकः: Śuka
• शुकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Deductive (Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya narration; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa addressing sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage-inquirer audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dramatic yet serene tableau: Paraśurāma with axe (parāśu) stands respectfully near a fire-altar; Vyāsa with matted hair and manuscript; Śuka youthful and radiant in renunciation; other sages seated, the Somnātha shrine beyond.

Characters & Entities

• Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma)
• Yājñavalkya
• Ṛṣyaśṛṅga
• Vibhāṇḍaka
• Gārgya
• Śaunaka
• Dālbhyā
• Vyāsa
• Uddālaka
• Śuka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha’s greatness is proclaimed through the convergence of renowned teachers of dharma, yajña, and jñāna.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Prabhāsa region), presented as a gathering-place for eminent ṛṣis.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated; the verse supports the māhātmya by naming authoritative sages.