Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

जप्त्वा तु त्र्यंबकं मंत्रं यतः सिद्धिमवाप सः । दिव्याष्टगुणमैश्वर्यं तेनासौ त्र्यंबकेश्वरः

Transliteration

japtvā tu tryaṃbakaṃ maṃtraṃ yataḥ siddhimavāpa saḥ | divyāṣṭaguṇamaiśvaryaṃ tenāsau tryaṃbakeśvaraḥ

Translation

ത്ര്യംബക മന്ത്രം ജപിച്ച് അവൻ സിദ്ധി പ്രാപിച്ചതിനാൽ, അഷ്ടഗുണസമ്പന്നമായ ദിവ്യൈശ്വര്യം ലഭിച്ചു; അതുകൊണ്ട് ആ (ലിംഗം) ‘ത്ര്യംബകേശ്വര’ എന്നറിയപ്പെടുന്നു.

Word by Word

• जप्त्वा: having recited
• जप्त्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जप् (धातु) + क्त्वा → जप्त्वा
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund): कृत्वा-र्थे

• तु: indeed, then
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वयार्थक-निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• त्र्यंबकम्: Tryambaka (Śiva)
• त्र्यंबकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्र्यंबक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• मंत्रम्: mantra
• मंत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• यतः: from which, whereby
• यतः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतः (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतुवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb: from which/whereby; hence)

• सिद्धिम्: success, attainment
• सिद्धिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• अवाप: obtained
• अवाप: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-आप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• दिव्य: divine
• दिव्य: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, समासपूर्वपदत्वेन अव्यक्तविभक्तिकम् (stem-form)

• अष्ट: eight
• अष्ट: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासपूर्वपदत्वेन अव्यक्तविभक्तिकम् (numeral stem)

• गुण: quality, attribute
• गुण: Upapada (compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, समासपूर्वपदत्वेन अव्यक्तविभक्तिकम् (stem-form)

• ऐश्वर्यम्: sovereign power
• ऐश्वर्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऐश्वर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः/कर्मधारय-प्रायः: दिव्य-अष्ट-गुण-युक्तम् ऐश्वर्यम्

• तेन: by that, therefore
• तेन: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• असौ: that person, he
• असौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• त्र्यंबकेश्वरः: Tryambakeśvara (name/title)
• त्र्यंबकेश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्र्यंबक (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (proper name)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Tryambakeśvara (Prabhāsa)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A yogic devotee performs Tryambaka mantra japa before the liṅga; eightfold divine excellences radiate as symbolic emblems around him, explaining why the liṅga is called Tryambakeśvara.

Characters & Entities

• Tryambaka mantra
• Tryambakeśvara
• Aṣṭa-guṇa aiśvarya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Mantra-japa performed with faith and method ripens into siddhi; sacred places preserve that power as living testimony.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Tryambakeśvara in Prabhāsa-kṣetra, tied to the siddhi of the Tryambaka mantra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Recitation (japa) of the Tryambaka mantra is presented as the means leading to siddhi and divine aiśvarya.