Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 23

Devanagari script

भरद्वाजो वसिष्ठश्च जावालिर्गौतमो भृगुः । एते चान्ये च बहवो ब्राह्मणा वेदपारगाः

Transliteration

bharadvājo vasiṣṭhaśca jāvālirgautamo bhṛguḥ | ete cānye ca bahavo brāhmaṇā vedapāragāḥ

Translation

婆罗堕阇（Bharadvāja）、婆悉吒（Vasiṣṭha）、阇婆利（Jāvāli）、瞿昙（Gautama）、婆利古（Bhṛgu）等亦在其间；还有许多通达吠陀的婆罗门同在场。

Word by Word

• bharadvājaḥ: Bharadvāja
• bharadvājaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bharadvāja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• vasiṣṭhaḥ: Vasiṣṭha
• vasiṣṭhaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasiṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• jāvāliḥ: Jāvāli
• jāvāliḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jāvāli (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• gautamaḥ: Gautama
• gautamaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gautama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• bhṛguḥ: Bhṛgu
• bhṛguḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhṛgu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ete: these (persons)
• ete: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• anye: others
• anye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• bahavaḥ: many
• bahavaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (brāhmaṇāḥ)

• brāhmaṇāḥ: Brahmins
• brāhmaṇāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• vedapāragāḥ: versed in the Vedas / masters of Vedic lore
• vedapāragāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: veda + pāra + ga (प्रातिपदिक; वेद-पार-ग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (vedasya pāraṃ gataḥ = having reached the far shore of the Veda); brāhmaṇāḥ इत्यस्य विशेषण

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; likely Īśvara/Śiva in this adhyāya’s framing)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand gathering of sages—Bharadvāja, Vasiṣṭha, Jāvāli, Gautama, Bhṛgu—along with many Veda-masters, seated in orderly rows as a śrāddha assembly at Prabhāsa.

Characters & Entities

• Bharadvāja
• Vasiṣṭha
• Jāvāli
• Gautama
• Bhṛgu
• Brāhmaṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy rites gain greater sanctity when performed in the presence of Veda-knowing brāhmaṇas and revered sages.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Prabhāsatīrtha region), as part of the Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The setting anticipates śrāddha-related hospitality and offerings to qualified brāhmaṇas.