Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

वसिष्ठश्च महाभागो ब्रह्मणो मानसाः सुताः । सप्त ब्रह्माण इत्येते पुराणे निश्चयं गताः

Transliteration

vasiṣṭhaśca mahābhāgo brahmaṇo mānasāḥ sutāḥ | sapta brahmāṇa ityete purāṇe niścayaṃ gatāḥ

Translation

మహాభాగుడైన వసిష్ఠుడును— వీరంతా బ్రహ్మదేవుని మానసపుత్రులు. పురాణములలో వీరు ‘సప్త బ్రహ్మలు’ అని నిశ్చయంగా ప్రసిద్ధులు।

Word by Word

• वसिष्ठः: Vasiṣṭha
• वसिष्ठः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• महाभागः: greatly fortunate / illustrious
• महाभागः: Karta (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; qualifying 'वसिष्ठः'

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• मानसाः: mind-born
• मानसाः: Karta (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; qualifying 'सुताः'

• सुताः: sons
• सुताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Karta (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (संख्या/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: संख्यावाचक; (अव्ययवत्) प्रथमा/द्वितीया-समर्थ; here qualifying 'ब्रह्माणः'

• ब्रह्माणः: Brahmās / creators
• ब्रह्माणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• इति: as (so)
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नामनिर्देश/उद्धरणसूचक

• एते: these
• एते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• पुराणे: in the Purāṇa
• पुराणे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• निश्चयम्: certainty / conclusively
• निश्चयम्: Karma (Adverbial object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निश्चय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; adverbial accusative of manner

• गताः: are established / have reached (a conclusion)
• गताः: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) → गत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त) used predicatively; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; agrees with 'एते'

Speaker

Agastya (narration; explanatory statement by the gaṇas)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Saptarṣi-loka (doctrinal identification)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and sages (macro-frame); immediate: Śivaśarmā listening to gaṇa attendants

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vasiṣṭha is highlighted among the sages, with a subtle emphasis (slightly central placement), while the seven are shown as radiant, Brahmā-born seers; a faint Brahmā figure or lotus-throne may appear in the background to indicate manas-putra origin.

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• Brahmā
• Saptarṣis
• Sapta Brahmāṇaḥ (title)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic tradition frames the Seven Sages as Brahmā’s mind-born authorities—guardians of cosmic order and transmitters of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse focuses on the Saptarṣi identity and status rather than an earthly tīrtha; it remains within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s sacred cosmological narration.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is definitional and establishes Purāṇic consensus.