Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 138

Devanagari script

इंद्र शुद्धो न आगहि तृतीया परिकीर्तिता । इन्द्रं शुद्धो हि नो रयिं चतुर्थी परिकीर्तिता

Transliteration

iṃdra śuddho na āgahi tṛtīyā parikīrtitā | indraṃ śuddho hi no rayiṃ caturthī parikīrtitā

Translation

「iṃdra śuddho na āgahi」は第三として宣示され、「indraṃ śuddho hi no rayiṃ」は第四として宣示される。

Word by Word

• इन्द्र: O Indra
• इन्द्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• शुद्धः: pure
• शुद्धः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण

• न: not
• न: Modifier (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• आगहि: come
• आगहि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तृतीया: the third case (instrumental)
• तृतीया: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृतीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विभक्तिनाम

• परिकीर्तिता: is declared/mentioned
• परिकीर्तिता: Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि + कीर्त् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle)

• इन्द्रम्: Indra (as object)
• इन्द्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• शुद्धः: pure
• शुद्धः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण

• हि: indeed
• हि: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• नः: of us/our
• नः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (enclitic)

• रयिम्: wealth
• रयिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रयि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• चतुर्थी: the fourth case (dative)
• चतुर्थी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विभक्तिनाम

• परिकीर्तिता: is declared/mentioned
• परिकीर्तिता: Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि + कीर्त् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya dialogue style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Four numbered mantra-panels now extend to show the third and fourth; the devotee/priest recites with a purified water vessel nearby, suggesting śuddhi; the Sun’s rays touch the water, symbolizing cleansing.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Ṛgvedic incipits
• rayi (prosperity)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Mantra-recitation is presented as a disciplined catalog of sacred speech, not random utterance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Prabhāsa-kṣetra Arkasthala observance, supported by enumerated mantras.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The third and fourth mantra-incipits are specified for recitation within the rite.