Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । त्रेतायुगे च दशमे मनोर्वैवस्वतस्य हि । संजातो रोहिणीनाथो युक्तो दुर्वाससा प्रिये

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | tretāyuge ca daśame manorvaivasvatasya hi | saṃjāto rohiṇīnātho yukto durvāsasā priye

Translation

Īśvara đáp: Này người yêu dấu, trong thời Tretā Yuga, quả thật vào kỳ thứ mười của Vaivasvata Manu, Rohiṇī-nātha (Mặt Trăng) đã giáng sinh, và kết duyên tương giao với hiền thánh Durvāsas.

Word by Word

• ईश्वरः: Īśvara (Lord)
• ईश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• त्रेतायुगे: in the Tretā-yuga
• त्रेतायुगे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रेता-युग (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• दशमे: in the tenth
• दशमे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying)

• मनोर्: of Manu
• मनोर्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• वैवस्वतस्य: Vaivasvata (son of Vivasvat)
• वैवस्वतस्य: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैवस्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying ‘Manu’)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/indeed)

• संजातः: was born / arose
• संजातः: Kriya (Predicative action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+जन् (धातु) → संजात (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे ‘born/come into being’

• रोहिणीनाथः: lord of Rohiṇī (the Moon)
• रोहिणीनाथः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोहिणी + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• युक्तः: associated / joined
• युक्तः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) → युक्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘युक्तः’ = associated/connected

• दुर्वाससा: with Durvāsas
• दुर्वाससा: Karana (Instrument/Association/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्वासस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रिये: O beloved (dear one)
• प्रिये: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (chronological setting for Candra’s later worship)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Īśvara narrates cosmic time: a symbolic tableau of Tretā-yuga and the tenth period of Vaivasvata Manu; Candra’s birth is shown with Durvāsas nearby, indicating ascetic association.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Vaivasvata Manu
• Tretāyuga
• Moon (Rohiṇīnātha)
• Durvāsas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha narratives are anchored in sacred time—yugas and manvantaras—showing dharma’s continuity across cosmic cycles.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, whose sacred history is being dated within Tretāyuga and Vaivasvata Manvantara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse establishes chronology and key figures (Moon and Durvāsas) for the upcoming ritual account.