Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

तस्य पुत्रत्रयं जज्ञ ऋतुकालाभिगामिनः । एकतश्चद्वितश्चैव त्रितश्चैवेति भामिनि

Transliteration

tasya putratrayaṃ jajña ṛtukālābhigāminaḥ | ekataścadvitaścaiva tritaścaiveti bhāmini

Translation

അവനു മൂന്നു പുത്രന്മാർ ജനിച്ചു; അവർ ഋതുകാലത്തിൽ മാത്രമേ ഭാര്യാഗമനധർമ്മം അനുഷ്ഠിക്കുന്നവരായിരുന്നൂ. ഹേ ഭാമിനി, അവരുടെ പേരുകൾ ഏകത, ദ്വിത, ത്രിത എന്നായിരുന്നു.

Word by Word

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

• पुत्रत्रयम्: three sons
• पुत्रत्रयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र-त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; समास: त्रयः पुत्राः (द्विगु)

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

• ऋतुकालाभिगामिनः: those who approached (women) in the proper season
• ऋतुकालाभिगामिनः: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऋतु + काल + अभिगामिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन; समास: ऋतुकालम् अभिगच्छन्ति ये (उपपद-तत्पुरुष/बहुव्रीह्यर्थे विशेषण)

• एकतः: Ekata (name)
• एकतः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकतस् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; नामरूप (proper name)

• च: and
• च: Discourse (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• द्वितः: Dvita (name)
• द्वितः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वितस् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; नामरूप (proper name)

• च: and
• च: Discourse (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Discourse (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• त्रितः: Trita (name)
• त्रितः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रितस् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; नामरूप (proper name)

• च: and
• च: Discourse (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

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

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण-चिह्न/निपात (quotative particle)

• भामिनि: O fair lady
• भामिनि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भामिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara), continuing narration to Pārvatī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A calm domestic-genealogical tableau: a noble couple and three newborn princes, with subtle symbols of ṛtu-dharma (seasonal flowers, lunar calendar motif).

Characters & Entities

• Ekata
• Dvita
• Trita
• Ātreya
• Pārvatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even household life is sanctified by discipline—observing dharmic conduct (ṛtu-kāla) is praised as part of righteous living.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Indirectly, the verse sets up the Tritakūpa/Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya narrative by introducing key figures.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A dharmic norm is stated: approaching conjugal relations in the proper season (ṛtu-kāla), as part of gṛhastha-dharma.