Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 87

Devanagari script

श्रीसोमेशसमुद्रस्य अंतरे ये मृता नराः । पापिनोऽपि गमिष्यंति स्वर्गं निर्धूतकल्मषाः

Transliteration

śrīsomeśasamudrasya aṃtare ye mṛtā narāḥ | pāpino'pi gamiṣyaṃti svargaṃ nirdhūtakalmaṣāḥ

Translation

Wer innerhalb der heiligen Weite des Meeres von Śrī Someśa stirbt—selbst wenn er sündig ist—gelangt in den Himmel, nachdem alle Makel abgeschüttelt sind.

Word by Word

• श्री-सोमेश-समुद्रस्य: of the revered Someśa-sea
• श्री-सोमेश-समुद्रस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + सोमेश (प्रातिपदिक) + समुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (सोमेशस्य समुद्रः; श्री- उपपद/विशेषण-पूर्वपद)

• अन्तरे: within, in the midst
• अन्तरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम

• मृताः: dead
• मृताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √मृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; नराः इति विशेषण

• नराः: men, people
• नराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• पापिनः: sinful
• पापिनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पापिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• गमिष्यन्ति: will go
• गमिष्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• स्वर्गम्: to heaven
• स्वर्गम्: Karma (Goal/Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• निर्धूत-कल्मषाः: with sins washed away
• निर्धूत-कल्मषाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्धूत (√धू (धातु) + नि- उपसर्ग + क्त) + कल्मष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहि (निर्धूतं कल्मषं येषाम्)

Speaker

Īśvara (narrator framing the dialogue; liberation/heaven promise tied to the kṣetra)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śrī Someśa-samudra (Somnātha sea)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene shoreline at twilight; a departing soul is shown as a subtle luminous form rising from the sea’s sacred boundary, while Somnātha’s presence sanctifies the horizon; attendants/priests chant; the mood is purificatory rather than mournful.

Characters & Entities

• Someśa (Somnāth)
• Samudra (Sea)
• Svarga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A supremely sanctified kṣetra can purify even grave sin through its inherent sacred power.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Śrī Someśa-samudra—the sacred sea associated with Somnāth in Prabhāsa Kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite; the verse highlights the kṣetra-prabhāva (power of the place) even at the time of death.