Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

एवं सोमस्तु दक्षेण कृतशापो गतप्रभः । पपात वसुधां देवि निश्चेष्टो रोहिणीयुतः

Transliteration

evaṃ somastu dakṣeṇa kṛtaśāpo gataprabhaḥ | papāta vasudhāṃ devi niśceṣṭo rohiṇīyutaḥ

Translation

So fiel Soma, von Dakṣa verflucht und seines Glanzes beraubt, o Göttin, reglos zur Erde, mit Rohiṇī an seiner Seite.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषणम्/adverb)

• सोमः: Soma (the Moon)
• सोमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/particle; contrast/emphasis)

• दक्षेण: by Dakṣa
• दक्षेण: Karana (Instrument/Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• कृतशापः: cursed (having a curse imposed)
• कृतशापः: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival to सोमः/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृ धातु, क्त/कृदन्त) + शाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (कृतः शापः यस्य/‘having a curse made/placed’)

• गतप्रभः: deprived of radiance
• गतप्रभः: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival to सोमः/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गत (गम् धातु, क्त/कृदन्त) + प्रभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (गता प्रभा यस्य/‘whose radiance has gone’)

• पपात: fell
• पपात: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वसुधाम्: to the earth/ground
• वसुधाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• देवि: O goddess (Devi)
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• निश्चेष्टः: motionless
• निश्चेष्टः: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival to सोमः/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निः + चेष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• रोहिणीयुतः: accompanied by Rohiṇī
• रोहिणीयुतः: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival to सोमः/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रोहिणी (प्रातिपदिक) + युत (युज् धातु, क्त/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (रोहिण्या युतः/‘accompanied by Rohiṇī’)

Speaker

Narrator (within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra / Somnātha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārvatī (devī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Soma, dimmed and powerless, collapses onto the earth; Rohiṇī remains beside him in loyal distress, emphasizing both the consequence of the curse and the tenderness of companionship.

Characters & Entities

• Soma
• Dakṣa
• Rohiṇī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the luminous can fall when dharma is violated; restoration begins with humility and seeking the proper refuge.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The episode is embedded in the Prabhāsa Kṣetra Māhātmya, linking cosmic events to the sanctity and teaching-power of the sacred place.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it narrates Soma’s fall and loss of splendor.