Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

नारदः शौनकश्चैव हारीतो देवलस्तथा । गालवः कपिलो नंदः सुहोत्रः कश्यपो नृपः

Transliteration

nāradaḥ śaunakaścaiva hārīto devalastathā | gālavaḥ kapilo naṃdaḥ suhotraḥ kaśyapo nṛpaḥ

Translation

那罗陀与首那迦，哈利多与提婆罗；伽罗婆、迦毗罗、难陀、苏护特罗以及迦叶波——大王啊，这些圣贤前来。

Word by Word

• नारदः: Nārada
• नारदः: Karta (Listed subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम (proper noun)

• शौनकः: Śaunaka
• शौनकः: Karta (Listed subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaunaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (and)

• एव: indeed/also
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• हारीतः: Hārīta
• हारीतः: Karta (Listed subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hārīta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• देवलः: Devala
• देवलः: Karta (Listed subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थे/एवमेव (likewise/also)

• गालवः: Gālava
• गालवः: Karta (Listed subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gālava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• कपिलः: Kapila
• कपिलः: Karta (Listed subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kapila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• नन्दः: Nanda
• नन्दः: Karta (Listed subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nanda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• सुहोत्रः: Suhotra
• सुहोत्रः: Karta (Listed subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/प्रातिपदिक) + hotṛ/hotra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘सु-होत्रः’ (good sacrificer / Suhotra as name)

• कश्यपः: Kaśyapa
• कश्यपः: Karta (Listed subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaśyapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• नृपः: the king (as epithet/name)
• नृपः: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम/उपाधि (as epithet)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic storyteller within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbuda-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: nṛpa (addressed 'nṛpa' / 'nṛpah' contextually)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A procession-like arrival of renowned sages—some with vīṇā (Nārada), some with palm-leaf manuscripts (Śaunaka), others with kamaṇḍalu and deer-skin—entering the sacred precinct where the king worships.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Śaunaka
• Hārīta
• Devala
• Gālava
• Kapila
• Nanda
• Suhotra
• Kaśyapa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The presence of great ṛṣis validates the sanctity of the place and the seriousness of the devotion being witnessed.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The sages assemble at the Acaleśvara-centered sacred locale in Arbuda.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; the verse identifies the visiting sages who will observe and inquire.