Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

एवं हि प्रत्ययस्तत्र शूलभेदप्रभावजः । यः स्मरेच्छूलभेदं तु त्रिकालं नित्यमेव च

Transliteration

evaṃ hi pratyayastatra śūlabhedaprabhāvajaḥ | yaḥ smarecchūlabhedaṃ tu trikālaṃ nityameva ca

Translation

Demikianlah, tanda kepastian di sana timbul dari daya pengaruh Śūlabheda itu sendiri. Siapa pun yang mengingat Śūlabheda pada tiga waktu setiap hari, senantiasa—

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable adverb: ‘thus’)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha/Emphasis (Nipāta)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात/समर्थक (particle: indeed/for)

• प्रत्ययः: conviction/faith
• प्रत्ययः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रत्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative); एकवचन (Singular)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Locative setting)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb: there)

• शूलभेदप्रभावजः: arising from the power of Śūlabheda
• शूलभेदप्रभावजः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शूलभेद-प्रभाव-ज (प्रातिपदिक); शूलभेद (समास) + प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक) + ज (कृदन्त-प्रत्ययार्थ ‘born of’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective) प्रत्ययस्य

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject of subordinate clause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• स्मरेत्: should remember
• स्मरेत्: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन

• शूलभेदम्: Śūlabheda (name of the tīrtha/rite)
• शूलभेदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूलभेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन; कर्म (object)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha/Contrast (Nipāta)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• त्रिकालम्: for the three times (morning/noon/evening)
• त्रिकालम्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Temporal extent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि-काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन; कालपरिमाणवाचक (accusative of extent of time)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावे प्रयोगः; क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण (adverbial accusative: always)

• एव: only/indeed
• एव: Emphasis (Avadhāraṇa)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात (particle: only/just)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction: and)

Speaker

Unspecified in snippet (instructional tone to a king)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śūlabheda

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: nṛpa (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king listens as a sage reveals the ‘pratyaya’ (assuring sign) of Śūlabheda’s power; the devotee is shown remembering the tīrtha at the three sandhyās, with a subtle vision of Śiva’s trident (śūla) marking the sacred spot.

Characters & Entities

• Śūlabheda

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The merit of a sacred place extends into daily life through disciplined remembrance and devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Śūlabheda tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Trikāla-smaraṇa (remembering/mentally invoking the tīrtha three times daily).