Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 64

Devanagari script

दक्षिणाग्निरहं ज्ञेयो गार्हपत्यो हरिः स्मृतः । ब्रह्मा चाहवनीयस्तु एवं सर्वं त्रिदैवतम्

Transliteration

dakṣiṇāgnirahaṃ jñeyo gārhapatyo hariḥ smṛtaḥ | brahmā cāhavanīyastu evaṃ sarvaṃ tridaivatam

Translation

मला दक्षिणाग्नी म्हणून जाणावे; हरि गार्हपत्य अग्नी म्हणून स्मरणीय आहे। ब्रह्मा आहवनीय आहे—अशा प्रकारे सर्व त्रिदैवतस्वरूपच आहे।

Word by Word

• दक्षिणाग्निः: Dakṣiṇāgni (southern sacred fire)
• दक्षिणाग्निः: Samanaadhikarana / Predicate-noun (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक) + अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (दक्षिणः अग्निः); पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; (the southern fire, Dakṣiṇāgni)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; (I)

• ज्ञेयः: is to be known (as)
• ज्ञेयः: Kriya-visheshana / Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु) + यत् (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भाव्य/विधेय कृदन्त (यत्-प्रत्यय; gerundive); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (to be known)

• गार्हपत्यः: Gārhapatya (household fire)
• गार्हपत्यः: Samanaadhikarana / Predicate-noun (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गार्हपत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; (Gārhapatya fire)

• हरिः: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिः: Samanaadhikarana / Predicate-noun (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; (Hari/Viṣṇu)

• स्मृतः: is regarded
• स्मृतः: Kriya-visheshana / Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (is remembered/considered)

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Samanaadhikarana / Predicate-noun (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; (Brahmā)

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

• आहवनीयः: Āhavanīya (offering fire)
• आहवनीयः: Samanaadhikarana / Predicate-noun (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आहवनीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; (Āhavanīya fire)

• तु: and/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (contrastive particle: but/indeed)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: thus)

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (all/entire)

• त्रिदैवतम्: the threefold divinity (triad of gods)
• त्रिदैवतम्: Samanaadhikarana / Predicate-noun (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + दैवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (त्रीणि दैवतानि); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (the triad of deities)

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Somnātha)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Three altars with distinct fires: āhavanīya (east) linked to Brahmā, gārhapatya (west/household) linked to Viṣṇu, dakṣiṇāgni (south) linked to Śiva; flames rise and merge into one column of light before Somnātha liṅga.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Hari (Viṣṇu)
• Brahmā
• Dakṣiṇāgni
• Gārhapatya
• Āhavanīya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Vedic ritual symbols (the three fires) point to a unified divine reality expressed as the Trimūrti.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, whose māhātmya integrates Vedic ritual symbolism into tīrtha greatness.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse references the three sacred fires but does not prescribe a specific yajña; it offers a symbolic identification for contemplation.