Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

तत्र पिंगेश्वरो देवः समुद्रतटसन्निधौ । कूपानां सप्तकं तत्र पितॄणां यत्र पाणयः । दृश्यंतेऽद्यापि देवेशि यत्र पर्वणिपर्वणि

Transliteration

tatra piṃgeśvaro devaḥ samudrataṭasannidhau | kūpānāṃ saptakaṃ tatra pitṝṇāṃ yatra pāṇayaḥ | dṛśyaṃte'dyāpi deveśi yatra parvaṇiparvaṇi

Translation

そこでは、海の浜辺の近くに神ピンゲーシュヴァラが鎮まる。同じ場所に七つの井戸があり、祖霊ピトリ（Pitṛ）の手が見えるという—女神よ、月の聖なる節目ごとに、今なおそれは目に映る。

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• पिङ्गेश्वरः: Piṅgeśvara
• पिङ्गेश्वरः: Kartā (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिङ्ग + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; समासः—पिङ्गः ईश्वरः (name of deity)

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Kartā (Apposition to subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• समुद्रतटसन्निधौ: near the seashore
• समुद्रतटसन्निधौ: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समुद्र + तट + सन्निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (सन्निधि), सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; समासः—समुद्रतटस्य सन्निधिः (near the seashore)

• कूपानाम्: of wells
• कूपानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), बहुवचन

• सप्तकम्: a group of seven
• सप्तकम्: Karta/Viśeṣya (Subject/topic: 'a set of seven')
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय

• पितॄणाम्: of the ancestors (pitṛs)
• पितॄणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), बहुवचन

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Relative location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्ध/देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative locative adverb)

• पाणयः: hands
• पाणयः: Kartā (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन

• दृश्यन्ते: are seen
• दृश्यन्ते: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive: 'are seen')

• अद्यापि: even today, still
• अद्यापि: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य + अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय-समुच्चय (temporal adverb + particle)

• देवेशि: O queen of gods
• देवेशि: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवेशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th case), एकवचन

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Relative location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्ध/देशवाचक-अव्यय

• पर्वणि: on a lunar festival day (parvan)
• पर्वणि: Adhikaraṇa (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन

• पर्वणि: on each parvan
• पर्वणि: Adhikaraṇa (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (repetition for distributive sense)

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Piṅgeśvara and Saptakūpa (seven wells)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A coastal Śiva shrine labeled Piṅgeśvara stands near foaming waves; beside it are seven stone-lined wells. On sacred lunar occasions, faint luminous handprints appear on the water/stone, witnessed by pilgrims and priests performing tarpaṇa.

Characters & Entities

• Piṅgeśvara
• Samudra (ocean)
• Pitṛs
• Saptakūpa (seven wells)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places manifest ongoing signs of ancestral presence, encouraging Pitṛ-bhakti and faith in tīrtha-mahima.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Piṅgeśvara at Prabhāsa Kṣetra, specifically the seashore shrine with the seven wells associated with the Pitṛs.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Observance on parvan days is implied—times especially suitable for ancestral rites and tīrtha worship at this spot.