Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

त्र्यंबकेश्वरवायव्ये धनुषां पंचके स्थितम् । सर्वकामप्रदं पुण्यं कलिकल्मषनाशनम्

Transliteration

tryaṃbakeśvaravāyavye dhanuṣāṃ paṃcake sthitam | sarvakāmapradaṃ puṇyaṃ kalikalmaṣanāśanam

Translation

تریَمبکیشور کے شمال مغرب میں پانچ کمانوں کے فاصلے پر یہ واقع ہے۔ یہ مقدّس ہے، سب مرادیں دیتا ہے اور کَلی یُگ کی آلودگیاں مٹا دیتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• त्र्यंबकेश्वरवायव्ये: in the north-west (vāyavya) of Tryambakeśvara
• त्र्यंबकेश्वरवायव्ये: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्र्यंबकेश्वर + वायव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (देश/दिक्-विशेष), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• धनुषाम्: of bows
• धनुषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

• पञ्चके: in the group of five
• पञ्चके: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्थितम्: situated
• स्थितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्वकामप्रदम्: granting all desires
• सर्वकामप्रदम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + काम + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम्

• पुण्यम्: holy, meritorious
• पुण्यम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम्

• कलिकल्मषनाशनम्: destroyer of the sins of Kali (age)
• कलिकल्मषनाशनम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कलि + कल्मष + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम्

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Aghoreśvara (relative to Tryaṃbakeśvara)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim group measures the route northwest from Tryaṃbakeśvara toward a smaller shrine; banners point the way; at Aghoreśvara, devotees pray for boons while a subtle dark aura (Kali-kalmaṣa) dissolves into light around the liṅga.

Characters & Entities

• Tryaṃbakeśvara
• Aghoreśvara
• Kali-yuga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred sites are mapped with precise geography and promised as remedies for Kali-yuga’s moral and spiritual decline.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Aghoreśvara, described in relation to Tryaṃbakeśvara within Prabhāsakṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No detailed rite; it emphasizes the site’s location and its merit-granting, desire-fulfilling power.