Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

सप्तजन्मान्तरेणैव दृष्टे सोमेश्वरे विभौ । धनधान्यसमायुक्ते स्फीते सञ्जायते कुले

Transliteration

saptajanmāntareṇaiva dṛṣṭe someśvare vibhau | dhanadhānyasamāyukte sphīte sañjāyate kule

Translation

En contemplant le glorieux Someśvara—fût-ce au terme de sept naissances—on renaît dans une famille prospère, comblée de richesses et de grains.

Word by Word

• sapta: seven
• sapta: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sapta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याशब्दः; समासपूर्वपदत्वेन (numeral used in compound)

• janma-antareṇa: after an interval of births (in another birth)
• janma-antareṇa: Karana/Hetu (Means/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janman (प्रातिपदिक) + antara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (janmanaḥ antaraṃ)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्ययम् (emphasis)

• dṛṣṭe: when (he) has been seen
• dṛṣṭe: Adhikarana (Absolute locative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past Passive Participle), नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे सप्तमी (Locative/7th) एकवचनम्; लोकेटिव्-अब्सोल्यूट् (दृष्टे ... = when/after ... is seen)

• someśvare: in/at Someśvara
• someśvare: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: soma (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• vibhau: in the mighty Lord
• vibhau: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचनम्; सम्बोधनार्थ-विशेषणवत् (epithet in locative absolute)

• dhana-dhānya-samāyukte: endowed with wealth and grain
• dhana-dhānya-samāyukte: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhana (प्रातिपदिक) + dhānya (प्रातिपदिक) + samāyukta (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (qualifying 'kule'); समाहार-द्वन्द्व (dhana+dhānya) as prior member + तत्पुरुषः (samāyuktaḥ)

• sphīte: prosperous
• sphīte: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sphīta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (qualifying 'kule')

• sañjāyate: is born / arises
• sañjāyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√jan (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्

• kule: in a family
• kule: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचनम्

Speaker

Śiva (deduced from Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya dialogue context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra—Somanātha/Someśvara

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim family approaches the sea-facing Somanātha shrine at Prabhāsa; the liṅga is radiant, and symbols of abundance—granaries, sheaves of grain, overflowing vessels—appear as a divine boon signifying prosperous rebirth.

Characters & Entities

• Someśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Merit gained at a great kṣetra can mature across multiple lifetimes, shaping both spiritual and worldly conditions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, specifically the darśana of Someśvara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The emphasized act is darśana (beholding) of Someśvara; the verse focuses on its long-term karmic fruition.