Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 133

Devanagari script

तत्रासीन्माधवोनाम ब्राह्मणो वेदपारगः । वसिष्ठगोत्रविख्यात एकप्रवरसूचितः

Transliteration

tatrāsīnmādhavonāma brāhmaṇo vedapāragaḥ | vasiṣṭhagotravikhyāta ekapravarasūcitaḥ

Translation

“అక్కడ ‘మాధవ’ అనే బ్రాహ్మణుడు ఉండేవాడు, వేదపారంగతుడు; వసిష్ఠ గోత్రంగా ప్రసిద్ధి, ఏకప్రవరుడని గుర్తింపొందినవాడు.”

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• आसीत्: there was
• आसीत्: Kriya (Existence/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• माधवः: Mādhava
• माधवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माधव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (Apposition marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: नामार्थक-अव्यय (particle meaning ‘named’)

• ब्राह्मणः: a Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; माधवस्य विशेष्य-सम्बन्ध (apposition)

• वेदपारगः: one who has mastered the Vedas
• वेदपारगः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद + पारग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण ब्राह्मणः/माधवः

• वसिष्ठगोत्रविख्यातः: renowned as of the Vasiṣṭha gotra
• वसिष्ठगोत्रविख्यातः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वसिष्ठ + गोत्र + विख्यात (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण माधवः; ‘वसिष्ठ-गोत्रे’ इति सम्बन्धः

• एकप्रवरसूचितः: indicated as having a single pravara
• एकप्रवरसूचितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक + प्रवर + सूचित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण माधवः; ‘एकः प्रवरः यस्य’ इति भावः

Speaker

The disguised mendicant/outcaste continuing his account (contextual)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Unnamed questioner

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The mendicant narrates his father’s identity: a dignified brāhmaṇa teacher with manuscripts and students appears in a flashback vignette; foreground remains the ascetic narrator at the tīrtha.

Characters & Entities

• Mādhava
• Vasiṣṭha
• Gotra
• Pravara
• Veda

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse emphasizes the traditional authority of Vedic learning and lineage-identifiers used in dharma discourse.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The location is Bhojakaṭa in Gauḍa-deśa as narrative setting; a specific tīrtha is not singled out in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.