Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 105

Devanagari script

गताः कृष्णपुरीं सर्वे दृष्ट्वा सोमेश्वरं प्रभुम् । आहूतस्तैश्चंद्रशर्मा न गतो द्वारकां पुरीम्

Transliteration

gatāḥ kṛṣṇapurīṃ sarve dṛṣṭvā someśvaraṃ prabhum | āhūtastaiścaṃdraśarmā na gato dvārakāṃ purīm

Translation

Tous se rendirent à Kṛṣṇapurī et, après avoir contemplé le Seigneur Someśvara, ils invitèrent Candraśarman ; mais lui n’alla pas à la cité de Dvārakā.

Word by Word

• गताः: went
• गताः: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• कृष्णपुरीम्: to Kṛṣṇa’s city
• कृष्णपुरीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण + पुरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• सर्वे: all (of them)
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal); ‘having seen’

• सोमेश्वरम्: Someśvara
• सोमेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• प्रभुम्: the lord
• प्रभुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सोमेश्वरस्य विशेषणरूपेण

• आहूतः: was invited
• आहूतः: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + हु (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; ‘having been invited/called’

• तैः: by them
• तैः: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• चन्द्रशर्मा: Candraśarmā
• चन्द्रशर्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र + शर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (नाम); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• गतः: went
• गतः: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• द्वारकाम्: to Dvārakā
• द्वारकाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• पुरीम्: city
• पुरीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; द्वारकायाः विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन

Speaker

Narrator within Dvārakā Māhātmya (contextual purāṇic narrator addressing a king)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā / Kṛṣṇapurī; Someśvara-darśana within the kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and sages / or the addressed king in adjacent verses (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of pilgrims arrives at Kṛṣṇapurī; they stand before a Śiva-liṅga/Someśvara shrine, then turn to invite Candraśarman, who remains apart, hesitant and unmoving at the edge of the procession.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇapurī
• Someśvara
• Candraśarman
• Dvārakā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It highlights a devotee’s selective religious priority, setting up a narrative consequence tied to honoring (or neglecting) certain sacred destinations.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Someśvara (Somnātha/Śiva) is central; Dvārakā is mentioned as the place not visited by Candraśarman.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana of Someśvara is described; no explicit new ritual is prescribed in this verse.