Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 64

Devanagari script

भृगुरंगिरा मरीचिस्तु पुलस्त्यः पुलहः क्रतुः । अत्रिश्चैव वसिष्ठश्च अष्टौ ते ब्रह्मणः सुताः

Transliteration

bhṛguraṃgirā marīcistu pulastyaḥ pulahaḥ kratuḥ | atriścaiva vasiṣṭhaśca aṣṭau te brahmaṇaḥ sutāḥ

Translation

婆利古（Bhṛgu）、安祇罗（Aṅgiras）、摩利支（Marīci）、普罗萨提耶（Pulastya）、普罗诃（Pulaha）、克罗图（Kratu）、阿特里（Atri）与婆悉吒（Vasiṣṭha）——此八位皆为梵天（Brahmā）之子。

Word by Word

• भृगुः: Bhṛgu
• भृगुः: Karta (Member of subject list/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — proper name

• अङ्गिराः: Aṅgirā
• अङ्गिराः: Karta (Member of subject list/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — proper name (nom. sg. of अङ्गिरस्)

• मरीचिः: Marīci
• मरीचिः: Karta (Member of subject list/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरीचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — proper name

• तु: and/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — निपात (particle)

• पुलस्त्यः: Pulastya
• पुलस्त्यः: Karta (Member of subject list/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुलस्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — proper name

• पुलहः: Pulaha
• पुलहः: Karta (Member of subject list/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुलह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — proper name

• क्रतुः: Kratu
• क्रतुः: Karta (Member of subject list/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — proper name

• अत्रिः: Atri
• अत्रिः: Karta (Member of subject list/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अत्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — proper name

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction: ‘and’)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — अवधारणार्थक (particle: ‘indeed/just’)

• वसिष्ठः: Vasiṣṭha
• वसिष्ठः: Karta (Member of subject list/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — proper name

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — समुच्चयार्थक (and)

• अष्टौ: eight
• अष्टौ: Visheshana (Numeral qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन — संख्याविशेषण ‘eight’ (agreeing with सुताः)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन — ‘they/those’

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — ‘of Brahmā’

• सुताः: sons
• सुताः: Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन — ‘sons’

Speaker

Śiva (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene cosmic tableau: Brahmā seated on a lotus, emanating eight radiant ṛṣis who stand in reverent posture, each with distinct ascetic attributes (kamandalu, japa-mālā, daṇḍa), against a subtle Prabhāsa coastal horizon motif.

Characters & Entities

• Bhṛgu
• Aṅgiras
• Marīci
• Pulastya
• Pulaha
• Kratu
• Atri
• Vasiṣṭha
• Brahmā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It grounds dharma in lineage: the ṛṣis are presented as foundational transmitters of Vedic-purāṇic order across time.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra is the overarching tīrtha of the section; this verse supports the māhātmya by situating teachings within authoritative ṛṣi lineages.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None is stated in this verse.