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Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 18

भक्तिर्भवति भूयोऽपि सोमनाथं प्रति प्रभुम् । क्षीरेण स्नपनं पूर्वं ततो धारासमुद्भवम्

bhaktirbhavati bhūyo'pi somanāthaṃ prati prabhum | kṣīreṇa snapanaṃ pūrvaṃ tato dhārāsamudbhavam

La bhakti s’accroît davantage envers le Seigneur Somanātha. D’abord vient l’ablution sacrée (abhiṣeka) au lait, puis jaillit le flot continu des offrandes.

bhaktiḥdevotion
bhaktiḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्गः, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्
bhavatiarises / becomes
bhavati:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√bhū (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्
bhūyaḥagain / more
bhūyaḥ:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootbhūyas (अव्ययवत्)
Formक्रियाविशेषण-अव्ययम् (adverb: again/more)
apialso
api:
Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
Formअपि-कारक-अव्ययम् (also/even)
somanāthamLord Somanātha
somanātham:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootsoma (प्रातिपदिक) + nātha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (somasya nāthaḥ)
pratitowards
prati:
Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootprati (अव्यय)
Formउपसर्गसदृश-अव्ययम्/पूर्वसर्गः; कर्मप्रवचनीयः (towards)
prabhumthe Lord
prabhum:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootprabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम्; समनाधिकरण-विशेष्य (apposition to somanātham)
kṣīreṇawith milk
kṣīreṇa:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootkṣīra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गः, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचनम्
snapanambathing (ablution)
snapanam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Root√snap (धातु) → snapana (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचनम्; क्रियानाम (act of bathing/ablution)
pūrvamfirst
pūrvam:
Kriya-visheshana (Temporal)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootpūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formकालवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb: first)
tataḥthen
tataḥ:
Kriya-visheshana (Sequential)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatas (अव्यय)
Formक्रमवाचक-अव्ययम् (then/from that)
dhārā-samudbhavamarising as a stream (continuous flow)
dhārā-samudbhavam:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootdhārā (प्रातिपदिक) + samudbhava (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (dhārāyāḥ samudbhavaḥ) विशेषणम् (qualifying snapanam)

Śiva (deduced from Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya dialogue context)

Tirtha: Somanātha at Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Scene: Priests and devotees perform kṣīrābhiṣeka to the Somanātha liṅga; white milk cascades over the dark stone, followed by a steady dhārā stream, with lamps and flowers framing the sanctum.

S
Somanātha (Someśvara)

FAQs

Ritual worship (especially abhiṣeka) is presented as a catalyst that intensifies bhakti toward the Lord.

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, with Somanātha/Someśvara as the presiding deity.

Abhiṣeka: first bathing the liṅga with milk (kṣīra), followed by a flowing stream of libation (dhārā).