Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

दुर्वासा जामदग्न्यश्च मार्कंडेयोऽथ गालवः । उशनाऽथ भरद्वाजो यवक्रीतस्त्रितस्तथा

Transliteration

durvāsā jāmadagnyaśca mārkaṃḍeyo'tha gālavaḥ | uśanā'tha bharadvājo yavakrītastritastathā

Translation

Naroon sina Durvāsas, Jāmadagnya, Mārkaṇḍeya, at saka si Gālava; gayundin sina Uśanā, Bharadvāja, Yavakrīta, at si Trita.

Word by Word

• दुर्वासाः: Durvāsā (sage)
• दुर्वासाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्वासा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• जामदग्न्यः: Jāmadagnya (descendant of Jamadagni)
• जामदग्न्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जामदग्न्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• मार्कण्डेयः: Mārkaṇḍeya (sage)
• मार्कण्डेयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्कण्डेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• गालवः: Gālava (sage)
• गालवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गालव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उशनाः: Uśanā (Śukra)
• उशनाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उशनस्/उशनाः (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• भरद्वाजः: Bharadvāja (sage)
• भरद्वाजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरद्वाज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• यवक्रीतः: Yavakrīta (sage)
• यवक्रीतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यवक्रीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• त्रितः: Trita (sage)
• त्रितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

Speaker

Deductive: Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ṛṣi-āśrama zone in Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sequence of sage portraits in an āśrama setting: Durvāsas with intense gaze, Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma lineage) with axe motif nearby, Mārkaṇḍeya youthful-seer aura, Gālava with students, Uśanā (Śukra) as teacher, Bharadvāja with manuscripts, Yavakrīta and Trita in contemplative poses; sacred fires and offerings unify the scene.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa
• Durvāsas
• Jāmadagnya
• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Gālava
• Uśanā (Śukra)
• Bharadvāja
• Yavakrīta
• Trita

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha is portrayed as a convergence point where many streams of Vedic and Purāṇic sanctity meet through renowned sages.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, presented as a long-established seat of tapas and spiritual attainment.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual instruction appears in this verse.