Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

सुकेशी मंजुघोषा च घृताची मेनका तथा । विश्वाची चैव रंभा च प्रम्लोचा चारुभाषिणी

Transliteration

sukeśī maṃjughoṣā ca ghṛtācī menakā tathā | viśvācī caiva raṃbhā ca pramlocā cārubhāṣiṇī

Translation

当时有苏凯希与曼珠歌沙，又有吉尔塔琪与梅那迦；还有毗湿婆琪与兰婆，以及普罗摩罗迦——言辞甘美者；这些著名的天女（阿普萨拉）皆在场。

Word by Word

• सुकेशी: Sukeśī (a nymph)
• सुकेशी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु-केशिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषनाम (proper noun)

• मञ्जुघोषा: Mañjughoṣā
• मञ्जुघोषा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मञ्जु-घोषा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषनाम

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

• घृताची: Ghṛtācī
• घृताची: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृत-आची (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषनाम

• मेनका: Menakā
• मेनका: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेनका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषनाम

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थ (adverb: likewise/also)

• विश्वाची: Viśvācī
• विश्वाची: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व-आची (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषनाम

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

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

• रम्भा: Rambhā
• रम्भा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रम्भा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषनाम

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

• प्रम्लोचा: Pramlocā
• प्रम्लोचा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रम्लोचा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषनाम

• चारुभाषिणी: Cārubhāṣiṇī (sweet-speaking one)
• चारुभाषिणी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चारु-भाषिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणवत्/विशेषनाम

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta-style narration within Brahmakhaṇḍa)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhārata (addressed later in the sequence)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous celestial hall where famed Apsarases—Sukeśī, Mañjughoṣā, Ghṛtācī, Menakā, Viśvācī, Rambhā, and Pramlocā—stand in jeweled attire, their presence signaling an impending divine mission.

Characters & Entities

• Sukeshī
• Mañjughoṣā
• Ghṛtācī
• Menakā
• Viśvācī
• Rambhā
• Pramlocā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic narratives often show how even celestial beauty and artistry (Apsarases) can become instruments within larger dharmic outcomes guided by the gods.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The immediate verse lists Apsarases; the broader context is Dharmāraṇya, whose sanctity frames the episode rather than naming a specific tīrtha in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it is a narrative enumeration.