Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

त्र्यंबकाय च भीमाय पिनाकवरपाणये । त्वयि सर्वमिदं प्रोतं सूत्रे मणिगणा इव

Transliteration

tryaṃbakāya ca bhīmāya pinākavarapāṇaye | tvayi sarvamidaṃ protaṃ sūtre maṇigaṇā iva

Translation

ത്ര്യമ്പകാ, ഭീമാ, പിനാകം ധരിച്ച ശ്രേഷ്ഠഹസ്തനേ, നിനക്കു നമസ്കാരം. നൂലിൽ മണിഗണങ്ങൾ കോർത്തിരിക്കുന്നതുപോലെ, ഇതെല്ലാം നിനക്കുള്ളിൽ പ്രോതമായിരിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• त्र्यंबकाय: to Tryambaka (three-eyed)
• त्र्यंबकाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्र्यम्बक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; शिवनाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• भीमाय: to Bhīma (the terrible)
• भीमाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; शिवविशेषण/नाम

• पिनाकवरपाणये: to the one with the excellent Pināka in hand
• पिनाकवरपाणये: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिनाक-वर-पाणि (प्रातिपदिक) = पिनाक + वर + पाणि
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; ‘पिनाकः वरः पाणौ यस्य’ इति अर्थे (to him whose hand holds the excellent Pināka)

• त्वयि: in you
• त्वयि: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘त्वयि’ = in you

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; इदं इति विशेषणसहितं कर्तृ/विषयभावे

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वम् इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• प्रोतम्: is strung/woven
• प्रोतम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रोत (प्र + वे/वय् धातु, कृदन्त; PPP)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle) — सर्वम् इदम् इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• सूत्रे: on a thread
• सूत्रे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• मणिगणाः: beads (clusters of gems)
• मणिगणाः: Upamana (Standard of comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मणिगण (प्रातिपदिक) = मणि + गण
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; उपमान-भाग (bead-groups)

• इव: like
• इव: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमार्थक-अव्यय (particle of comparison)

Speaker

Devas

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbuda—Tryambaka/Pinākī liṅga-sthāna (as implied by stuti)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vision of Shiva implied behind the liṅga: three-eyed Tryambaka, awe-inspiring Bhīma, holding the Pināka bow; the cosmos appears as jeweled garlands strung upon a single luminous thread emanating from him.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Tryambaka
• Pināka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The universe is sustained by the Lord as an inner ‘thread’; devotion recognizes both his awe-inspiring power (bhīma) and his sustaining immanence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The stuti belongs to the Arbuda sacred account centered on the Liṅga at Vālakhilyāśrama.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; the verse functions as a mantra-like praise highlighting Śiva’s form and cosmic support.