Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 63

Devanagari script

ममैव सा परा मूर्तिः श्रीसोमेशाख्यया स्थिता । तेन चैषा त्मनात्मानमाराधनपरो ह्यहम्

Transliteration

mamaiva sā parā mūrtiḥ śrīsomeśākhyayā sthitā | tena caiṣā tmanātmānamārādhanaparo hyaham

Translation

Jene höchste Gestalt ist wahrlich die Meine, gegründet unter dem Namen „Śrī Someśa“. Darum bin Ich durch diese Erscheinung dem Verehren Meines eigenen Selbst durch Mein eigenes Selbst hingegeben.

Word by Word

• mama: of me / my
• mama: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular), सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• eva: indeed / only
• eva: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधानार्थक (emphatic)

• sā: she / that (f.)
• sā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (F), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• parā: supreme
• parā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (F), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective)

• mūrtiḥ: form / embodiment
• mūrtiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūrti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (F), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• śrī-someśa-ākhyayā: by the name ‘Śrī Someśa’
• śrī-someśa-ākhyayā: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + someśa (प्रातिपदिक) + ākhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (F), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (someśasya ākhyā = someśākhyā), ‘śrī’ उपपद-पूर्वपद (honorific prefix)

• sthitā: is established / stands
• sthitā: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धाातु) → sthita (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भावे/कर्मणि प्रयोगः; ‘स्थित’ = ‘being established’

• tena: therefore / by that
• tena: Hetu (Cause/Reason/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• eṣā: this (f.)
• eṣā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ātmanā: by the self
• ātmanā: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ātmānam: the self
• ātmānam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• ārādhana-paraḥ: devoted to worship
• ārādhana-paraḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ārādhana (प्रातिपदिक) + para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (ārādhane paraḥ = devoted to worship); विशेषण

• hi: indeed / for
• hi: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ (indeed/for)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम (1st person pronoun)

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śrī Someśa (Someshvara)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva indicates the Someshvara liṅga as His own supreme form; a subtle visual doubling shows Śiva both as the worshipper performing pūjā and as the liṅga receiving it, conveying self-worship and non-duality.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Someśa/Someśvara
• Ātman (Self)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The deity of the tīrtha is not merely local; it is declared the supreme presence, revealing a deep unity of worshipper and worshipped.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Śrī Someśvara (Someśa) at Prabhāsa-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly endorses ārādhana (devotional worship) of Someśvara as worship of the highest reality.