Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

ऋषय ऊचुः । अस्मिन्कुंडे महादेव मत्स्यानां संततिः सदा । त्रिनेत्रा त्वत्प्रसादेन भूयात्सर्वा युगेयुगे

Transliteration

ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | asminkuṃḍe mahādeva matsyānāṃ saṃtatiḥ sadā | trinetrā tvatprasādena bhūyātsarvā yugeyuge

Translation

Các ṛṣi thưa: “Bạch Mahādeva, trong hồ này xin cho dòng giống cá luôn tiếp nối; và nhờ ân sủng của Ngài, nguyện tất cả đều được ba mắt qua mọi thời đại.”

Word by Word

• ṛṣayaḥ: the sages
• ṛṣayaḥ: Karta (Speaker)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

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

• asmin: in this
• asmin: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (Locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; निर्देश्य-विशेषण

• kuṃḍe: pond; tank
• kuṃḍe: Deśa-adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuṃḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• mahādeva: O Mahādeva
• mahādeva: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (great + god)

• matsyānām: of the fish
• matsyānām: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: matsya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• saṃtatiḥ: lineage; progeny; continuity
• saṃtatiḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃtati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नित्यत्ववाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

• tri-netrā: three-eyed
• tri-netrā: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of saṃtatiḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (प्रातिपदिक) + netra (प्रातिपदिक) → trinetra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (agreeing with saṃtatiḥ)

• tvat-prasādena: by your grace
• tvat-prasādena: Hetu/Karaṇa (Cause/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvat (प्रातिपदिक; युष्मद्-प्रत्यय) + prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (by your grace)

• bhūyāt: may it be; may it become
• bhūyāt: Kriyā (Wish/benediction)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• sarvā: entire; all
• sarvā: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (agreeing with saṃtatiḥ)

• yuge: in an age
• yuge: Kāla-adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• yuge: in (each) age
• yuge: Kāla-adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (repetition for distributive sense)

Speaker

Ṛṣis

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Trinetra-kuṇḍa (contextual)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādeva (Śiva)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sages with folded hands address Mahādeva beside the pond, requesting that fish lineage remain forever and that all fish bear the third eye in every age; the pond glows as a living emblem of Śiva’s grace.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣis
• Śiva (Mahādeva)
• Kuṇḍa (sacred pond)
• Matsya (fish)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tirtha’s sanctity is preserved through divine grace, and devotees seek enduring auspicious signs that uplift future generations.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A sacred kuṇḍa (pond) within Prabhāsakṣetra, marked by the miracle of trinetra fish.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual; it is a prayer/boon-request for the ongoing sacred character of the kuṇḍa.