Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

आंगिरसांबरीषश्च यौवनाश्वस्तथैव च । भृगुच्यवनआप्नवानौ र्वजमदग्निमेव च

Transliteration

āṃgirasāṃbarīṣaśca yauvanāśvastathaiva ca | bhṛgucyavanaāpnavānau rvajamadagnimeva ca

Translation

ఆంగిరస, ఆంబరీష, అలాగే యౌవనాశ్వ—ఇవీ చెప్పబడ్డాయి; మరియు భృగు, చ్యావన, ఆప్నవాన, ఔర్వ, జమదగ్ని కూడా కీర్తించబడ్డారు.

Word by Word

• आंगिरस: Āṅgirasa
• आंगिरस: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आंगिरस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• आंबरीषः: Āṃbarīṣa
• आंबरीषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आंबरीष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

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

• यौवनाश्वः: Yauvanāśva
• यौवनाश्वः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यौवन + अश्व (प्रातिपदिक); यौवनाश्व (समास-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम; तत्पुरुष (यौवनस्य अश्वः/यौवन-अश्व)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha/Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात/particle (emphasis)

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

• भृगु: Bhṛgu
• भृगु: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• च्यावन: Cyāvana
• च्यावन: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: च्यावन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• आप्नवान: Āpnavān
• आप्नवान: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आप्नवान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• और्व: Aurva
• और्व: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: और्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• जमदग्निम्: Jamadagni
• जमदग्निम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जमदग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; नाम

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha/Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात/particle (emphasis)

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

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; continuing pravara/gotra ancestry listing)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇyaka (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A rhythmic ‘roll-call’ tableau: three sage portraits (Āṅgirasa, Āṃbarīṣa, Yauvanāśva) above, and a second row of Bhṛgu-line sages (Bhṛgu, Cyāvana, Āpnavāna, Aurva, Jamadagni) below, connected by a flowing script ribbon.

Characters & Entities

• Aṅgiras
• Āṃbarīṣa
• Yauvanāśva
• Bhṛgu
• Cyāvana
• Āpnavāna
• Aurva
• Jamadagni

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse reinforces continuity of sacred learning by naming the ṛṣis whose authority underlies dharmic identity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No distinct tirtha is named; the list serves the Dharmāraṇya region’s sacred-historical record.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual instruction appears; it is a lineage/pravara enumeration.