Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । तस्यैव पश्चिमे भागे धनुपां पञ्चके स्थितम् । तृणबिन्द्वीश्वरंनाम तीव्रभक्त्या प्रतिष्ठितम्

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | tasyaiva paścime bhāge dhanupāṃ pañcake sthitam | tṛṇabindvīśvaraṃnāma tīvrabhaktyā pratiṣṭhitam

Translation

ଈଶ୍ୱର କହିଲେ—ସେହି ଅଞ୍ଚଳର ପଶ୍ଚିମ ଭାଗରେ ପାଞ୍ଚ ଧନୁ ଦୂରେ ‘ତୃଣବିନ୍ଦ୍ୱୀଶ୍ୱର’ ନାମକ ଦେବାଳୟ ଅବସ୍ଥିତ; ତାହା ତୀବ୍ର ଭକ୍ତିଦ୍ୱାରା ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠିତ।

Word by Word

• īśvaraḥ: Īśvara (Lord)
• īśvaraḥ: Karta (Speaker/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; वक्ता/कर्ता

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tasya: of that (place/it)
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• paścime: in the western
• paścime: Adhikarana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paścima (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying bhāge)

• bhāge: part/region
• bhāge: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; अधिकरण

• dhanupām: of bows (as a measure)
• dhanupām: Sambandha (Measure/Extent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhanu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, बहुवचन; परिमाण-सम्बन्ध (measure)

• pañcake: in a group of five
• pañcake: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañcaka (प्रातिपदिक; from pañca)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; अधिकरण (within a set of five)

• sthitam: situated
• sthitam: Kriya (State/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेष्य-समन्वय (agreeing with tṛṇabindvīśvaram)

• tṛṇabindvīśvaram: (the shrine of) Tṛṇabindvīśvara
• tṛṇabindvīśvaram: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tṛṇa-bindu-īśvara (प्रातिपदिक; तृण + बिन्दु + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्म (object of implied ‘(asti)’/as designation)

• nāma: named
• nāma: Sambandha (Naming marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय, नामनिर्देशक निपात

• tīvrabhaktyā: with intense devotion
• tīvrabhaktyā: Karana (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīvra-bhakti (प्रातिपदिक; तीव्र + भक्ति)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; करण

• pratiṣṭhitam: established
• pratiṣṭhitam: Kriya (State/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati-ṣṭhā (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय (predicate adjective)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Tṛṇabindvīśvara

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva points out that in Prabhāsa’s western quarter, five dhanus away, stands Tṛṇabindvīśvara—an intensely devotion-established shrine—inviting the pilgrim to a short, measured walk to a liṅga sanctum.

Characters & Entities

• Tṛṇabindvīśvara
• Prabhāsa Kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred geography is mapped as a devotional landscape—shrines arise and endure through concentrated bhakti.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Tṛṇabindvīśvara in the western part of Prabhāsa Kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse primarily gives location and devotional origin (pratiṣṭhā through bhakti).