Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

एताः शक्तीः पूजयित्वा सोमेशं पूजयेत्ततः । सम्यग्यात्राफलापेक्षी एकां वा वरदामथ

Transliteration

etāḥ śaktīḥ pūjayitvā someśaṃ pūjayettataḥ | samyagyātrāphalāpekṣī ekāṃ vā varadāmatha

Translation

وبعد أن يعبد هذه الشاكتيات (Śakti)، فليعبد بعد ذلك سوميـشا (Someśa). والحاجّ الذي يرجو الثمرة الكاملة للياطرا (yātrā) فليفعل ذلك؛ وإلا فليعبد على الأقل واحدةً منهنّ، الإلهةَ واهبةَ النِّعَم.

Word by Word

• etāḥ: these
• etāḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), बहुवचनम्; निर्देश-सर्वनाम

• śaktīḥ: powers/energies
• śaktīḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), बहुवचनम्

• pūjayitvā: having worshipped
• pūjayitvā: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु) + ktvā (कृत्)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त-अव्ययीभाव-रूपम् (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वक्रिया (having worshipped)

• someśam: Someśa (Lord of Soma)
• someśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: soma-īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (somasya īśaḥ)

• pūjayet: should worship
• pūjayet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; क्रम/अपादानार्थे (thereafter/then)

• samyak: properly
• samyak: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samyak (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्ययम् (properly)

• yātrā-phala-apekṣī: one who desires the fruit of the pilgrimage
• yātrā-phala-apekṣī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yātrā (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक) + apekṣin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative), एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (yātrāyāḥ phalasya apekṣī)

• ekām: one (single)
• ekām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (qualifying śaktiṃ understood)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्ययम् (or)

• varadām: boon-giving
• varadām: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: varadā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (granting boons; qualifying śaktiṃ understood)

• atha: then/and now
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर/प्रस्ताव-अव्ययम् (then/now)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (deduced from immediate chapter-context; explicit speaker appears at Adhyāya 60 opening)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra / Somnātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim at Prabhāsa offers flowers and lamps to attendant Śaktis, then proceeds to the Somnātha liṅga for final worship, emphasizing sequence and completion of yātrā.

Characters & Entities

• Śakti (goddesses)
• Someśa (Śiva)
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha’s full blessing is gained through integrated Śiva–Śakti worship: honoring the Śaktis and then approaching Śiva (Someśa).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, with emphasis on worship at Someśa along with the local Śaktis.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

First worship the Śaktis; afterward worship Someśa; if unable, worship at least one boon-giving Śakti.