Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

शांडिल्यः कौशिकश्चैव गौतमो गार्ग्य एव च । दाल्भ्यश्च शौनकश्चैव शाकल्यो गालवस्तथा

Transliteration

śāṃḍilyaḥ kauśikaścaiva gautamo gārgya eva ca | dālbhyaśca śaunakaścaiva śākalyo gālavastathā

Translation

శాండిల్యుడు, కౌశికుడు, గౌతముడు మరియు గార్గ్యుడు; దాల్భ్యుడు, శౌనకుడు, శాకల్యుడు, అలాగే గాలవుడూ—।

Word by Word

• शाण्डिल्यः: Shandilya (sage)
• शाण्डिल्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाण्डिल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कौशिकः: Kaushika (sage)
• कौशिकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौशिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (particle)

• गौतमः: Gautama (sage)
• गौतमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौतम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• गार्ग्यः: Gargya (sage)
• गार्ग्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गार्ग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (particle)

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

• दाल्भ्यः: Dalbhya (sage)
• दाल्भ्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाल्भ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• शौनकः: Shaunaka (sage)
• शौनकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शौनक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (particle)

• शाकल्यः: Shakalya (sage)
• शाकल्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाकल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• गालवः: Galava (sage)
• गालवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गालव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारार्थक-अव्यय (adverb: likewise)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (chapter context)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A solemn roll-call of ancient sages, visualized as a procession of ascetics arriving at the luminous coastal kṣetra, each with distinct āśrama insignia and Vedic aura.

Characters & Entities

• Śāṇḍilya
• Kauśika
• Gautama
• Gārgya
• Dālbhya
• Śaunaka
• Śākalya
• Gālava
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The text emphasizes continuity of Vedic lineages in a tīrtha, portraying pilgrimage-sites as living centers of learning and sacrifice.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, implicitly glorified as the gathering-place for these celebrated sages.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; this verse continues the enumeration of sages connected with the yajña setting.