Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

तस्यां त्रिनेत्रा मत्स्याः स्युर्नित्यमांभसिकाः प्रिये । कलौयुगेऽपि दृश्यंते सत्यंसत्यं मयोदितम्

Transliteration

tasyāṃ trinetrā matsyāḥ syurnityamāṃbhasikāḥ priye | kalauyuge'pi dṛśyaṃte satyaṃsatyaṃ mayoditam

Translation

ഹേ പ്രിയേ, ആ നദിയിൽ മൂന്ന് കണ്ണുകളുള്ള മത്സ്യങ്ങൾ ഉണ്ട്; അവ നിത്യം ജലത്തിൽ തന്നെ വസിക്കുന്നു. കലിയുഗത്തിലും അവ കാണപ്പെടുന്നു—ഇത് സത്യം, സത്യം, ഞാൻ അരുളിയത് തന്നേ.

Word by Word

• तस्याम्: in that (river/place)
• तस्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• त्रिनेत्राः: three-eyed
• त्रिनेत्राः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि + नेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (qualifier) मत्स्याः

• मत्स्याः: fishes
• मत्स्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत्स्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• स्युः: would be / are said to be
• स्युः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Adhikarana/Desha-Kala (Time circumstance)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभावप्रयोग)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• आम्भसिकाः: watery; living in water
• आम्भसिकाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आम्भसिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (qualifier) मत्स्याः

• प्रिये: O beloved
• प्रिये: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• कलौ: in Kali (age)
• कलौ: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• युगे: in the age
• युगे: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• अपि: even; also
• अपि: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/समुच्चयार्थक (particle: even/also)

• दृश्यन्ते: are seen; appear
• दृश्यन्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense)

• सत्यम्: truly
• सत्यम्: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोग (indeclinable usage as emphatic assertion)

• सत्यम्: indeed truly
• सत्यम्: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोग; पुनरुक्ति (repetition for emphasis)

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr-karana (Agent/instrument marker)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• उदितम्: spoken; said
• उदितम्: Karma (Predicate complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वद् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय) → उदित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); ‘वचनम्’ इति अध्याहार्य (elliptic)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gaṅgā (Tripathagā) of Prabhāsa

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Priye/Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Clear river waters revealing fish with three eyes; pilgrims and sages watch in awe; Śiva’s words hover as a truth-seal, suggesting the tīrtha’s living sanctity.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṅgā
• Trinetrā matsyāḥ (three-eyed fish)
• Kali-yuga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha is authenticated by enduring sacred signs; divine wonder persists even in Kali-yuga.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Tripathagā Gaṅgā tīrtha near Saṅgāleśvara in Prabhāsa Kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite here; the verse emphasizes the tīrtha’s marvel as an assurance of its sanctity.