Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

प्रधानोद्दालके तत्र कश्यपोऽथ महामतिः । विभाण्डकश्च राजेन्द्र मुरुश्चैव महामुनिः

Transliteration

pradhānoddālake tatra kaśyapo'tha mahāmatiḥ | vibhāṇḍakaśca rājendra muruścaiva mahāmuniḥ

Translation

ณ ที่นั้น ผู้เป็นประธานคืออุททาลกะ อีกทั้งกัศยปผู้มีปัญญายิ่ง และข้าแต่ราชันผู้ประเสริฐ วิภาณฑกะ และมุรุด้วย—มหามุนีทั้งหลาย

Word by Word

• प्रधानोद्दालके: in Pradhānoddālaka (a place/āśrama)
• प्रधानोद्दालके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रधान (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्दालक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/विशेषण-समासः (प्रधानः उद्दालकः यस्मिन्/यत्र) — स्थान/आश्रम-नामवत्

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

• कश्यपः: Kaśyapa
• कश्यपः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कश्यप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अथ: then/and
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (particle: then/and)

• महामतिः: great-minded
• महामतिः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महामति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् मतिः यस्य) — कश्यपस्य विशेषण

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

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

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings
• राजेन्द्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (राज्ञाम् इन्द्रः)

• मुरुः: Muru
• मुरुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

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

• महामुनिः: great sage
• महामुनिः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् मुनिः) — मुरोः विशेषण

Speaker

Vaiśaṃpāyana

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: rājendra (king addressed in-verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A gathering of venerable sages—Uddālaka, Kaśyapa, Vibhāṇḍaka, Muru—seated in an āśrama grove, with the king addressed respectfully; atmosphere of counsel and sacred genealogy.

Characters & Entities

• Uddālaka
• Kaśyapa
• Vibhāṇḍaka
• Muru
• Janamejaya (as rājendra addressee)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage and dharmic life are best undertaken under the guidance and presence of venerable ṛṣis.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse identifies the sage-companions who frame the forthcoming sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it emphasizes association with realized sages as a dharmic support for tīrtha-yātrā.