Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । युष्माकं दर्शनाद्विप्रास्त्रिनेत्रत्वमुपागताः । एतन्निदर्शनं सर्वं लोकानां च प्रदर्शनम्

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | yuṣmākaṃ darśanādviprāstrinetratvamupāgatāḥ | etannidarśanaṃ sarvaṃ lokānāṃ ca pradarśanam

Translation

ஈஸ்வரன் கூறினான்—ஓ விப்ரர்களே, உங்கள் தரிசனத்தால் அந்த மீன்கள் திரிநேத்திரத் தன்மையை அடைந்தன. இது உலகங்களுக்கு உபதேசமாக நிற்கும் முழுமையான எடுத்துக்காட்டு.

Word by Word

• īśvaraḥ: Īśvara (the Lord)
• īśvaraḥ: Karta (Speaker)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (Speech act)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• yuṣmākam: of you (pl.)
• yuṣmākam: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• darśanāt: from (your) sight; due to seeing you
• darśanāt: Hetu/Apādāna (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• viprāḥ: O brāhmaṇas
• viprāḥ: Sambodhana (Vocative address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; संबोधनार्थे भावः (addressing)

• tri-netratvam: three-eyedness
• tri-netratvam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri (प्रातिपदिक) + netra (प्रातिपदिक) + -tva (त्व)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• upāgatāḥ: have attained
• upāgatāḥ: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-ā-gam (धातु) + kta → upāgata (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle used finitely), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• etat: this
• etat: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of nidarśanam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etat (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; निर्देश्य-विशेषण (demonstrative)

• nidarśanam: an illustration; example
• nidarśanam: Karma/Predicative complement
• Type: Noun
• Root: nidarśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• sarvam: entire; complete
• sarvam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of nidarśanam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• lokānām: of the worlds; of people
• lokānām: Sambandha (for/of)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• pradarśanam: a demonstration; showing forth
• pradarśanam: Predicative complement (apposition to nidarśanam)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pradarśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa Trinetra-kuṇḍa (contextual)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/Brāhmaṇas

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva (Īśvara/Hara) appears before the sages at the pond, gesturing in teaching mode; fish in the water bear a third eye; the scene reads as a public demonstration for the world.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Īśvara)
• Brāhmaṇas (Vipras)
• Matsya (fish)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana of the righteous is transformative; Purāṇic miracles function as teachings for society, not mere wonders.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, where such exemplary miracles are displayed for loka-śikṣā (instruction of the world).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Reverent darśana of holy brāhmaṇas/sages is implied as a potent spiritual act.