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Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

यथा हि पुरुषे देवस्त्रैमूर्तत्वमुपाश्रितः । ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेशाख्यं न भेदस्तत्र वै यथा । तथा सरित्त्रये पार्थ भेदं मनसि मा कृथाः

Transliteration

yathā hi puruṣe devastraimūrtatvamupāśritaḥ | brahmaviṣṇumaheśākhyaṃ na bhedastatra vai yathā | tathā sarittraye pārtha bhedaṃ manasi mā kṛthāḥ

Translation

Như một Thượng Đế duy nhất ngự trong con người mà hiển lộ ba hình tướng gọi là Brahmā, Viṣṇu và Maheśa—kỳ thực không hề phân chia; cũng vậy, hỡi Pārtha, chớ khởi tâm phân biệt giữa ba dòng sông thiêng.

Word by Word
यथाjust as
यथा:
Sambandha (Correlative)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyathā (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; उपमान/यथार्थ-बोधक (comparative/relative adverb)
हिindeed
हि:
Discourse particle (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Roothi (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निपात (emphatic/causal particle)
पुरुषेin the person
पुरुषे:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootpuruṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन
देवःthe Lord/God
देवः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
त्रैमूर्तत्वम्the state of being the triad (three forms)
त्रैमूर्तत्वम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottrai-mūrti-tva: tri (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + mūrti (प्रातिपदिक) + tva (तद्धित-प्रत्यय)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (त्रयाणां मूर्तीनां भावः)
उपाश्रितःhas assumed/resorted to
उपाश्रितः:
Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√śri (श्रि धातु) + उप-आ उपसर्गौ + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formकृदन्त (past active participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि-प्रयोग (having resorted to)
ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेशाख्यम्called Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Maheśa
ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेशाख्यम्:
Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootbrahmā (प्रातिपदिक) + viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक) + maheśa (प्रातिपदिक) + ākhyam (प्रातिपदिक; ‘named’)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—(ब्रह्मा-विष्णु-महेश) इति द्वन्द्व + कर्मधारय (…आख्यम् = ‘called …’)
नno/not
न:
Negation (निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निषेध-निपात
भेदःdifference
भेदः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbheda (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
तत्रthere/in that (case)
तत्र:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatra (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय
वैindeed
वै:
Discourse particle (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvai (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निपात (emphasis)
यथाas
यथा:
Sambandha (Correlative)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyathā (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; यथा-शब्दः (correlative)
तथाso/likewise
तथा:
Sambandha (Correlative)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottathā (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; तथाशब्दः (correlative ‘so’)
सरित्-त्रयेin the triad of rivers
सरित्-त्रये:
Adhikarana (Domain/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootsarit (प्रातिपदिक) + traya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सरितां त्रयम्)
पार्थO Pārtha
पार्थ:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootpārtha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन
भेदम्difference
भेदम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootbheda (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
मनसिin (your) mind
मनसि:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootmanas (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन
माdo not
मा:
Negation (Prohibition/निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootmā (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निषेधार्थक (prohibitive particle used with लोट्/विधिलिङ्)
कृथाःmake/do
कृथाः:
Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√kṛ (कृ धातु)
Formलोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
Speaker

Narrative voice addressing Pārtha (Arjuna); speaker not explicit in snippet

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Tri-river abheda (Gaṅgā–Sarasvatī–Revā)

Type: tirtha

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha (addressed) / Yudhiṣṭhira (frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A teaching tableau: a sage instructs Pārtha/Yudhiṣṭhira; above, a single radiant deity splits into three (Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Maheśa) without separation; below, three rivers flow from one source, merging in the viewer’s perception.

Characters & Entities
T
Trimūrti
B
Brahmā
V
Viṣṇu
M
Maheśa (Śiva)
P
Pārtha (Arjuna)
T
Three sacred rivers (implied: Gaṅgā, Sarasvatī, Revā/Narmadā)

FAQs

Do not rank sacred manifestations competitively; the divine is one, appearing in many forms, and tīrthas share that unified sanctity.

The teaching supports equal reverence for the triad of sacred rivers, within which Revā/Narmadā is being especially established in this chapter.

A mental discipline is prescribed: avoid bheda-buddhi (divisive thinking) regarding tīrthas, which undergirds proper pilgrimage attitude.

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