Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

अपश्यद्देवदेवेशं श्रीसोमेशं महाप्रभम् । स्तूयमानं सुरगणैः शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः

Transliteration

apaśyaddevadeveśaṃ śrīsomeśaṃ mahāprabham | stūyamānaṃ suragaṇaiḥ śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ

Translation

Er erblickte den Herrn der Götter, den ruhmreichen Someśa von großem Glanz, der von Scharen der Devas gepriesen wurde, zu Hunderten und zu Tausenden.

Word by Word

• apaśyat: saw
• apaśyat: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्, परस्मैपदम्

• deva-deveśam: the Lord of gods
• deva-deveśam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + deveśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘देवानां ईशः’); पुल्लिङ्गः, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचनम्

• śrī-someśam: the glorious Someśa
• śrī-someśam: Karma (Appositional object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + someśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयः (श्रीमान् सोमेशः); पुल्लिङ्गः, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• mahā-prabham: of great splendor
• mahā-prabham: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्) + prabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयः (‘महान् प्रभः/प्रभा यस्य’—अत्र विशेषणरूपेण); पुल्लिङ्गः, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• stūyamānam: being praised
• stūyamānam: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: stu (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (कर्मणि, शानच्-प्रत्यय), पुल्लिङ्गः, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• sura-gaṇaiḥ: by groups of gods
• sura-gaṇaiḥ: Kartā (Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषः (‘सुराणां गणाः’); पुल्लिङ्गः, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचनम्

• śataśaḥ: by hundreds
• śataśaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śataśas (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/वितरणार्थक अव्यय (in hundreds)

• atha: and then
• atha: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अनन्तर्य-बोधक अव्यय

• sahasraśaḥ: by thousands
• sahasraśaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sahasraśas (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/वितरणार्थक अव्यय (in thousands)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Someśvara (Somnātha) at Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī / beloved addressee in the frame (as per surrounding narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In the heart of Prabhāsa, Someśvara shines with great splendor; countless devas surround him in concentric ranks, hands folded, singing hymns amid celestial light.

Characters & Entities

• Someśvara (Śiva)
• Devas (suragaṇa)
• Devadeveśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True majesty belongs to the divine; even the devas collectively worship Śiva at the tīrtha, revealing the site’s supreme sanctity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Someśvara at Prabhāsa Kṣetra, presented as a deity praised by innumerable celestial beings.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, stuti (praise/hymn) and worship of Someśvara; no procedural details are specified.