Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । ततो गच्छेन्महादेवि अंगारेश्वरमुत्तमम् । स्थापितं भूमिपुत्रेण सोमेशादीश गोचरे

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | tato gacchenmahādevi aṃgāreśvaramuttamam | sthāpitaṃ bhūmiputreṇa someśādīśa gocare

Translation

Īśvara said: “Then, O great Goddess, one should go to the excellent Aṅgāreśvara, established by the Earth’s son, within the sacred precinct of Someśvara, O Lady.”

Word by Word

• īśvaraḥ: Īśvara (Lord Śiva)
• īśvaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय; तदस्)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रयोगः (adverb ‘then/thereafter’)

• gacchet: should go
• gacchet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• mahādevi: O great goddess
• mahādevi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-devī (प्रातिपदिक; महा + देवी)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन विभक्ति (Vocative); एकवचन

• aṃgāreśvaram: Aṅgāreśvara
• aṃgāreśvaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṃgāra-īśvara (प्रातिपदिक; अङ्गार + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन; देवालय/लिङ्ग-नाम

• uttamam: excellent/supreme
• uttamam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषणम् (aṃgāreśvaram)

• sthāpitam: established
• sthāpitam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthāpita (कृदन्त; √sthā/स्था + णिच्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग-समासानुसारं; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘स्थापित’ = ‘having been established’ (aṃgāreśvaram इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• bhūmiputreṇa: by the son of the Earth (Maṅgala)
• bhūmiputreṇa: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūmi-putra (प्रातिपदिक; भूमि + पुत्र)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन

• someśa: O Someśa
• someśa: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: someśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन विभक्ति; एकवचन

• adīśa: O lord
• adīśa: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adīśa (प्रातिपदिक; a- + īśa)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन विभक्ति; एकवचन; ‘अधीश’ इत्यर्थे (O lord)

• gocare: in the vicinity/region
• gocare: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gocara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति; एकवचन; ‘गोचर’ = क्षेत्र/परिसर

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Aṅgāreśvara (within Someśvara-gocara)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva speaks to Mahādevī, indicating the next destination: the Aṅgāreśvara liṅga within Someshvara’s sacred range; the scene blends divine instruction with a map-like sense of precinct space.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Īśvara)
• Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
• Aṅgāreśvara
• Bhūmiputra (Aṅgāraka/Maṅgala)
• Someśvara
• Prabhāsa Kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred geography is revealed as a living network: approaching one shrine naturally leads to another, each with its own origin and merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Aṅgāreśvara within the Prabhāsa Kṣetra sphere, near Someśvara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A pilgrimage instruction to visit (gacchet) Aṅgāreśvara as the next sacred stop.