Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

पञ्चगव्यं ततः पीत्वा ध्यायेत्सोमेश्वरं हृदि । प्रभाते तु ततः स्नात्वा ध्यायेत्तं च विधानतः

Transliteration

pañcagavyaṃ tataḥ pītvā dhyāyetsomeśvaraṃ hṛdi | prabhāte tu tataḥ snātvā dhyāyettaṃ ca vidhānataḥ

Translation

Luego, tras beber el pañcagavya, debe meditarse en Someśvara en el corazón. Al amanecer, después de bañarse, debe meditarse de nuevo en Él conforme al rito prescrito.

Word by Word

• पञ्चगव्यम्: pañcagavya (the five cow-products mixture)
• पञ्चगव्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक) + गव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter) — ‘पञ्चानां गव्यानां समाहारः’

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb) — क्रम/अनन्तरार्थक ‘thereafter’

• पीत्वा: having drunk
• पीत्वा: Kriya-vishesana (Converb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund) — ‘पीत्वा’ = पित्वा (having drunk)

• ध्यायेत्: should meditate
• ध्यायेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• सोमेश्वरम्: Someśvara
• सोमेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोमेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• हृदि: in the heart
• हृदि: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

• प्रभाते: in the morning
• प्रभाते: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• तु: but/and then
• तु: Nipata (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Particle) — विरोध/विशेषार्थक

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb) — ‘thereafter’

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya-vishesana (Converb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund) — ‘स्नात्वा’ (having bathed)

• ध्यायेत्: should meditate
• ध्यायेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Conjunction)

• विधानतः: according to rule, duly
• विधानतः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb) — तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त ‘विधानतः’ = ‘विधानेन/विधिपूर्वकम्’

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa Someśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Gandharva (continued address context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim drinks pañcagavya from a small vessel, sits in padmāsana, eyes half-closed, visualizing Someśvara as a radiant liṅga within the heart; at dawn, the pilgrim bathes in sacred waters and resumes meditation facing the shrine.

Characters & Entities

• Someśvara
• Pañcagavya
• Snāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purification and inner contemplation together transform ritual into lived devotion—Someśvara is to be realized in the heart.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, where dawn bath and disciplined meditation are prescribed for merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Drink pañcagavya for ritual purification, meditate on Someśvara, bathe at dawn, and repeat meditation according to vidhi.