Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 80

Devanagari script

अथ राजा भरद्वाजमादाय मुनिपुंगवम् । ताभ्यां सह द्विजाग्र्याभ्यां तत्सुताभ्यां समन्वितः

Transliteration

atha rājā bharadvājamādāya munipuṃgavam | tābhyāṃ saha dvijāgryābhyāṃ tatsutābhyāṃ samanvitaḥ

Translation

پھر بادشاہ نے منیوں میں برتر بھردواج کو ساتھ لیا، اور دو جلیل القدر برہمنوں اور ان کے دو بیٹوں کے ہمراہ روانہ ہوا۔

Word by Word

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

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (M), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• भरद्वाजम्: Bharadvāja
• भरद्वाजम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरद्वाज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (M), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• आदाय: having taken
• आदाय: Kriyā (Gerundial action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + दा (धातु) → आदाय (क्त्वा/ल्यप्)
• Form: अव्यय-कृदन्त (gerund/ल्यप्), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया

• मुनिपुंगवम्: the foremost of sages
• मुनिपुंगवम्: Karma (Apposition to object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + पुंगव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘bull among sages’), पुल्लिङ्ग (M), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• ताभ्याम्: with those two
• ताभ्याम्: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), द्विवचन (Dual)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक-अव्यय (postposition/adverb ‘together with’)

• द्विजाग्र्याभ्याम्: with the two foremost brāhmaṇas
• द्विजाग्र्याभ्याम्: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज + अग्र्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘foremost among twice-born’), पुल्लिङ्ग (M), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), द्विवचन (Dual)

• तत्सुताभ्याम्: with his two sons
• तत्सुताभ्याम्: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘his sons’), पुल्लिङ्ग (M), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), द्विवचन (Dual)

• समन्वितः: accompanied, attended
• समन्वितः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + अन्वि/इ (धातु) → समन्वित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त/PPP)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुल्लिङ्ग (M), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Departure scene: the king walks with Bharadvāja; two eminent brāhmaṇas and their two sons accompany them; they carry staffs, waterpots, and bundles; the road leads toward forest/riverbank, suggesting impending sacred destination.

Characters & Entities

• King (rājā)
• Bharadvāja
• Two brāhmaṇas
• Two sons

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is pursued in the company of the wise; proper guidance and righteous companionship are portrayed as essential for spiritual success.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A specific tīrtha is not named in this verse; it prepares for approaching a sacred place connected with the Goddess.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it narrates the assembly and departure under sage Bharadvāja’s guidance.