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

അവിടെ ശൂലഭേദത്തിന്റെ പ്രഭാവം കൊണ്ടുതന്നെ ആ സ്ഥിരീകരണലക്ഷണം ഉദ്ഭവിക്കുന്നു. ആരെങ്കിലും ശൂലഭേദത്തെ നിത്യം ത്രികാലവും സ്മരിക്കുന്നുവെങ്കിൽ—

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).