Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

सोमेश्वरे वरारोहा नामेति कथितं तव । सर्वपापक्षयकरं सर्वदारिद्र्यनाशनम्

Transliteration

someśvare varārohā nāmeti kathitaṃ tava | sarvapāpakṣayakaraṃ sarvadāridryanāśanam

Translation

In Someśvara ist dir diese Göttin unter dem Namen „Varārohā“ verkündet worden. Ihre Verehrung tilgt alle Sünden und vertreibt jede Armut.

Word by Word

• सोमेश्वरे: at Someśvara
• सोमेश्वरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोमेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'सोमस्य ईश्वरः'

• वरारोहा: Varārohā (name/title)
• वरारोहा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरारोहा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय: 'वरा + आरोहा' (excellent + ascender/rider)

• नाम: name
• नाम: Karta (Predicate-noun/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), उद्धरण/समाप्तिसूचक (Quotative)

• कथितम्: is said/told
• कथितम्: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• तव: to you/your
• तव: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्वपापक्षयकरम्: causing the destruction of all sins
• सर्वपापक्षयकरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + क्षय (प्रातिपदिक) + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: 'सर्वेषां पापानां क्षयः' + 'कर' (causing)

• सर्वदारिद्र्यनाशनम्: destroying all poverty
• सर्वदारिद्र्यनाशनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + दारिद्र्य (प्रातिपदिक) + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष: 'सर्वस्य दारिद्र्यस्य नाशनम्'

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Someśvara

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At the Someśvara shrine, Devī is invoked as Varārohā; the text proclaims her power to destroy all sins and poverty, with pilgrims offering lamps and alms nearby.

Characters & Entities

• Someśvara
• Varārohā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Goddess of the place, known as Varārohā at Someśvara, is praised as a remover of sin and poverty—linking inner purification with worldly relief.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Someśvara in Prabhāsa Kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No detailed procedure is given here; the verse states the name and the principal fruits (sin-destruction and poverty-removal) associated with her reverence.