Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

यस्या दर्शनमात्रेण पुत्रोऽस्य नलकूबर । पाशानुषक्तहस्तोऽभूद्देवं चक्रे त्रिशूलिनम्

Transliteration

yasyā darśanamātreṇa putro'sya nalakūbara | pāśānuṣaktahasto'bhūddevaṃ cakre triśūlinam

Translation

അവളുടെ (ത്രിശൂലിനി) ദർശനമാത്രം കൊണ്ടു അവന്റെ പുത്രൻ നലകൂബരൻ—പാശംകൊണ്ട് ബന്ധിക്കപ്പെട്ട കൈയുള്ളവൻ—വിമുക്തനായി സുഖസ്ഥനായി; പിന്നെ ത്രിശൂലധാരി ദേവൻ (ശിവൻ)നെ സേവിച്ചു ആരാധിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• यस्याः: of whom/whose
• यस्याः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• दर्शनमात्रेण: by mere seeing
• दर्शनमात्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक) + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—दर्शनस्य मात्रम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

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

• अस्य: of him/this (his)
• अस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• नलकूबर: Nalakūbara
• नलकूबर: Apposition (सम्बोधन/विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नलकूबर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; संबोधनार्थे नाम (proper name used appositionally)

• पाशानुषक्तहस्तः: whose hand was stuck/fastened by a noose
• पाशानुषक्तहस्तः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाश (प्रातिपदिक) + अनु-षञ्ज् (धातु) + हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—पाशेन अनुṣक्तः हस्तः यस्य (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः)

• अभूत्: became/was
• अभूत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• चक्रे: made
• चक्रे: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• त्रिशूलिनम्: (as) the trident-bearer
• त्रिशूलिनम्: Karma (Object complement/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + शूलिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—त्रिशूलं अस्ति यस्य (बहुव्रीहि-भावार्थः), रूपतः तत्पुरुष-प्रयोगः (त्रिशूलिन्)

Speaker

Rudra (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Triśūlinī-devī-sthāna (Vastrāpatha)

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nalakūbara stands with a noose binding his hand; upon seeing Triśūlinī, the noose loosens and falls. Kubera watches in relief; Nalakūbara then turns to worship Śiva as Triśūlin, offering flowers at the liṅga.

Characters & Entities

• Devī Triśūlinī
• Nalakūbara
• Dhanada (Kubera)
• Triśūlin (Śiva)
• Pāśa (noose)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devī’s darśana is portrayed as liberating and restorative, leading the devotee toward Śiva-worship and dharmic transformation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The locale of Devī Triśūlinī near Kubera’s liṅga in the northern part of Vastrāpatha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana of Devī is emphasized; Śiva (Triśūlin) worship is implied as the devotional response.