Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 161

Devanagari script

ऋङ्मयस्त्वं जगन्नाथ त्वमेव च यजुर्मयः । यतः साममयश्चैव ततो नाथ त्रयीमयः

Transliteration

ṛṅmayastvaṃ jagannātha tvameva ca yajurmayaḥ | yataḥ sāmamayaścaiva tato nātha trayīmayaḥ

Translation

ഹേ ജഗന്നാഥാ! നീ ഋഗ്മയൻ, നീ തന്നെയാണ് യജുർമയൻ; നീ സാമമയനും ആകയാൽ, ഹേ നാഥാ, നീ വേദത്രയീസ്വരൂപൻ തന്നെയാണ്.

Word by Word

• ऋङ्मयः: consisting of Ṛg (Veda)
• ऋङ्मयः: Visheshana (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऋच् (प्रातिपदिक) + मयट् (प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); ‘ऋङ्’ (ऋक्-सम्बन्धी) + मय = consisting of

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• जगन्नाथ: O Lord of the world
• जगन्नाथ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (जगतः नाथः)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• एव: indeed, alone
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण (emphatic particle), अव्यय

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction), अव्यय

• यजुर्मयः: consisting of Yajur (Veda)
• यजुर्मयः: Visheshana (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यजुस् (प्रातिपदिक) + मयट् (प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); यजुस् + मय = consisting of Yajus

• यतः: since, because
• यतः: Hetu (Reason/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतः (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय (relative adverb), ‘from which/wherefore’

• साममयः: consisting of Sāman (Veda)
• साममयः: Visheshana (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सामन् (प्रातिपदिक) + मयट् (प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction), अव्यय

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण (emphatic particle), अव्यय

• ततः: therefore
• ततः: Sambandha (Inference/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: तसिलन्त-अव्यय (ablatival/therefore), ‘from that/therefore’

• नाथ: O Lord
• नाथ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• त्रयीमयः: consisting of the three (Vedas)
• त्रयीमयः: Visheshana (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रयी (प्रातिपदिक) + मयट् (प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); त्रयी + मय = consisting of the triad (three Vedas)

Speaker

A devotee/praiser within the Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya context

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Lord stands as a living Veda: three luminous streams (Ṛg, Yajus, Sāman) merge into His form; sages and pilgrims perceive Him as trayīmaya, with manuscripts, chanting, and offerings harmonized.

Characters & Entities

• Jagannātha
• Ṛgveda
• Yajurveda
• Sāmaveda
• Trayī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The fullness of Vedic Dharma is ultimately grounded in the Lord, who is praised as the living ‘Trayī’.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, presented as a locus for realizing the Lord as the essence of Vedic revelation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly supports Vedic recitation and worship; no explicit ritual instruction is given.