Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

दृष्ट्वा सोमेश्वरं देवं कृष्णं दृष्ट्वा पुनः शिवम् । सौपर्णे कथितं पुण्यं यात्राशतसमुद्भवम्

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā someśvaraṃ devaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ dṛṣṭvā punaḥ śivam | sauparṇe kathitaṃ puṇyaṃ yātrāśatasamudbhavam

Translation

Ayant vu le dieu Someśvara, ayant vu Kṛṣṇa, puis de nouveau ayant vu Śiva—ce mérite, né comme de cent pèlerinages, est énoncé dans l’enseignement Sauparṇa (lié à Garuḍa).

Word by Word

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त्वान्त (absolutive)

• someśvaram: Someśvara
• someśvaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: soma + īśvara (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• devam: the god
• devam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• kṛṣṇam: Kṛṣṇa
• kṛṣṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त्वान्त (absolutive)

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण

• śivam: Śiva
• śivam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• sauparṇe: in the Sauparṇa (text/tradition)
• sauparṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sauparṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (ग्रन्थनाम), सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘सौपर्णे (पुराणे/आख्याने)’

• kathitam: declared, told
• kathitam: Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kath (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त/PPP, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘कथितम्’ = said/declared

• puṇyam: merit, holy benefit
• puṇyam: Karma/Topic (कर्म/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• yātrāśatasamudbhavam: arising from a hundred pilgrimages
• yātrāśatasamudbhavam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yātrā + śata + samudbhava (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—यात्रा-शतात् समुद्भवम् (पञ्चमी-तत्पुरुषः/बहुपद-समास)

Speaker

Unspecified (contextual narrator within Dvārakā Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Someshvara–Dvārakā Hari-Hara circuit

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A three-panel pilgrimage tableau: (1) Someshvara liṅga with abhiṣeka, (2) Kṛṣṇa in royal Dvārakā receiving devotees, (3) Śiva again blessing the pilgrim—suggesting a completed circuit and Hari-Hara harmony.

Characters & Entities

• Someśvara (Somanātha)
• Kṛṣṇa
• Śiva
• Sauparṇa (Garuda tradition)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A combined darśana of Śiva and Kṛṣṇa (Hari–Śiva harmony) is exalted as yielding extraordinary merit, equated to many pilgrimages.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The circuit involving Someśvara/Somanātha (Prabhāsa) and Dvārakā (Kṛṣṇa), with renewed Śiva-darśana as part of the route.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Sequential darśana: Someśvara → Kṛṣṇa → Śiva again, as a meritorious pilgrimage pattern.