Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

वसिष्ठो गौतमश्चात्रिर्जाबालिरथ कश्यपः । क्रतुर्दक्षः पुलस्त्यश्च पुलहो नारदो मुनिः

Transliteration

vasiṣṭho gautamaścātrirjābāliratha kaśyapaḥ | kraturdakṣaḥ pulastyaśca pulaho nārado muniḥ

Translation

วสิษฐะ โคตมะ และอัตริ, ชาบาลี และกัศยปะ; ครตุ ทักษะ ปุลัสตยะ ปุละหะ และฤๅษีนารท—

Word by Word

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

• गौतमः: Gautama
• गौतमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौतम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (singular)

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

• अत्रिः: Atri
• अत्रिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अत्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• जाबालिः: Jābāli
• जाबालिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाबालि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (singular)

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

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

• क्रतुः: Kratu
• क्रतुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• दक्षः: Dakṣa
• दक्षः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• पुलस्त्यः: Pulastya
• पुलस्त्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुलस्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (singular)

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

• पुलहः: Pulaha
• पुलहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुलह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• नारदः: Nārada
• नारदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• मुनिः: sage
• मुनिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (singular); अप्पोज़िशन (नारदः इति)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (contextual deduction for Purāṇic narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra (Setu)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dignified lineup of renowned sages, each with distinctive attributes: Vasiṣṭha with kamaṇḍalu, Gautama with deer-skin, Atri serene, Jābāli austere, Kaśyapa elder-like; Kratu and Dakṣa as ritual authorities; Pulastya and Pulaha as prajāpati-seers; Nārada with vīṇā.

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• Gautama
• Atri
• Jābāli
• Kaśyapa
• Kratu
• Dakṣa
• Pulastya
• Pulaha
• Nārada

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The presence of eminent ṛṣis signifies that dharma is validated by saintly oversight and continuity of tradition.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu-kṣetra is the broader context; the verse itself is a roll-call of sages arriving at the satra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it implies the custom of inviting renowned sages to observe and sanctify major sacrifices.