Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

तस्यापत्यद्वयं जज्ञ ऋतुकालाभिगामिनः । पुत्रः परमतेजस्वी चित्रोनाम वरानने

Transliteration

tasyāpatyadvayaṃ jajña ṛtukālābhigāminaḥ | putraḥ paramatejasvī citronāma varānane

Translation

ഋതുകാലത്തിൽ അവനിൽ നിന്ന് രണ്ടു സന്താനങ്ങൾ ജനിച്ചു. ഹേ സുന്ദരമുഖിയേ! അവരിൽ ഒരാൾ പരമതേജസ്സുള്ള പുത്രൻ; അവന്റെ പേര് ‘ചിത്രൻ’ ആയിരുന്നു.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• अपत्यद्वयम्: two children
• अपत्यद्वयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपत्य + द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (द्वे अपत्ये)

• जज्ञे: were born
• जज्ञे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• ऋतुकालाभिगामिनः: (who) approached at the proper season
• ऋतुकालाभिगामिनः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऋतु + काल + अभिगामिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (अपत्यद्वयम्—अर्थतः द्वौ); समासः—तत्पुरुष (ऋतुकालम् अभिगच्छन्ति ये)

• पुत्रः: a son
• पुत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• परमतेजस्वी: supremely radiant; very powerful
• परमतेजस्वी: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम + तेजस्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (पुत्रः)

• चित्रः: Citra (name)
• चित्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha (Apposition marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (name-indicator)

• वरानने: O fair-faced one
• वरानने: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर + आनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (वरम् आननं यस्याः)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: (addressed) varānane (fair-faced one)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene domestic scene of auspicious childbirth: attendants, a radiant infant boy (Citra) with a subtle solar aura; the mother and elders offering blessings; background hints of coastal Prabhāsa sacred landscape.

Characters & Entities

• Mitra
• Citra
• Mahādevī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇas often frame tīrtha-glory through exemplary lineages, showing how dharmic households become vehicles for sacred history.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader context remains Prabhāsa-kṣetra, especially the Citrāditya/Brahma-kuṇḍa area introduced in the chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; this verse advances the narrative by introducing the son Citra.