Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

कर्णिकायां तु पद्मस्य श्रीसोमेशं महाप्रभम् । प्रतिमारूपसंपन्नं हेमजं शक्तिसंयुतम्

Transliteration

karṇikāyāṃ tu padmasya śrīsomeśaṃ mahāprabham | pratimārūpasaṃpannaṃ hemajaṃ śaktisaṃyutam

Translation

Dans le cœur central du lotus, qu’on installe et contemple Śrī Someśa, le Seigneur au grand éclat : doté d’une forme iconique accomplie, façonné d’or et investi de puissance divine.

Word by Word

• कर्णिकायाम्: in the pericarp (center)
• कर्णिकायाम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्णिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• तु: indeed/then
• तु: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle)

• पद्मस्य: of the lotus
• पद्मस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• श्री-सोमेशम्: Śrī Someśa (Lord Someśa)
• श्री-सोमेशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + सोमेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; समासः—श्रीमान् सोमेशः (कर्मधारय)

• महाप्रभम्: of great splendor
• महाप्रभम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; समासः—महान् प्रभः (कर्मधारय)

• प्रतिमा-रूप-संपन्नम्: endowed with an idol-form
• प्रतिमा-रूप-संपन्नम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतिमा (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक) + संपन्न (कृदन्त; √पद्/√पन् with सम्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; समासः—प्रतिमारूपेण संपन्नम् (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष)

• हेमजम्: made of gold
• हेमजम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हेम (प्रातिपदिक) + ज (कृदन्त; √जन् धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (ज—‘born/produced’), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; समासः—हेमात् जातम् (पञ्चमी-तत्पुरुष)

• शक्ति-संयुतम्: accompanied by/holding the śakti
• शक्ति-संयुतम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुत (कृदन्त; सम् + √युज् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; समासः—शक्त्या संयुतम् (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced from Purāṇic māhātmya narration style in Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Someśvara/Somnatha at Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A lotus-mandala with a radiant golden Someśa icon seated at the central pericarp; surrounding petals hint at attendant Śaktis and directional guardians; the gold icon glows as the ritual focus.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Someśa (Someśvara)
• Padma (Lotus)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Approaching Śiva as Someśvara through a sanctified form and focused visualization makes worship concrete, reverent, and spiritually potent.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, the celebrated sacred region praised in the Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya of the Skanda Purāṇa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Placement/meditation of Śrī Someśvara in the lotus-center (karṇikā) with an empowered golden icon (pratimā) as part of worship setup.