Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

सोमे श्वरमथैकाग्रं कालेश्वरमजेश्वरम् । भैरवेश्वरमीशानं तथा कायावरोहणम्

Transliteration

some śvaramathaikāgraṃ kāleśvaramajeśvaram | bhairaveśvaramīśānaṃ tathā kāyāvarohaṇam

Translation

Puis viennent Someśvara et Ekāgra; Kāleśvara et Ajeśvara; Bhairaveśvara et Īśāna; ainsi que Kāyāvarohaṇa.

Word by Word

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

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर (sequencing particle)

• एकाग्रम्: Ekāgra (single-pointed; name)
• एकाग्रम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक-अग्र (प्रातिपदिक; एक + अग्र)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — accusative singular; (नामविशेषणरूपेण)

• कालेश्वरम्: Kāleśvara
• कालेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; काल + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — accusative singular

• अजेश्वरम्: Ajeśvara
• अजेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अज-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; अज + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — accusative singular

• भैरवेश्वरम्: Bhairaveśvara
• भैरवेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भैरव-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; भैरव + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — accusative singular

• ईशानम्: Īśāna
• ईशानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईशान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — accusative singular; (शिवनाम)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) — ‘likewise’

• कायावरोहणम्: Kāyāvarohaṇa
• कायावरोहणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काया-अवरोहण (प्रातिपदिक; काया + अवरोहण)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — accusative singular; ‘कायायाः अवरोहणम्’ (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Someśvara / Ekāgra / Kāleśvara / Ajeśvara / Bhairaveśvara / Īśāna / Kāyāvarohaṇa (within Prabhāsa)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A procession of devotees moves from shrine to shrine: Someśvara under a moon motif, Kāleśvara with a time-wheel emblem, Ajeśvara with a serene ascetic aura, Bhairaveśvara with protective fierceness, Īśāna facing northeast, and Kāyāvarohaṇa as a prominent sanctum anchoring the route.

Characters & Entities

• Someśvara
• Ekāgra
• Kāleśvara
• Ajeśvara
• Bhairaveśvara
• Īśāna
• Kāyāvarohaṇa
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

One sacred region can embody many divine epithets and functions of Śiva, offering layered modes of devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, via the enumeration of its Śaiva shrines (Someśvara, Kāleśvara, etc.).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Not explicit; the implied practice is tīrtha-yātrā and liṅga-darśana.