Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

स दृष्ट्वा सोमनाथं तु प्रणिपत्य विधानतः । पूजयामास सर्वां स्तान्यथार्हं भक्तिसंयुतः

Transliteration

sa dṛṣṭvā somanāthaṃ tu praṇipatya vidhānataḥ | pūjayāmāsa sarvāṃ stānyathārhaṃ bhaktisaṃyutaḥ

Translation

Ayant contemplé Somanātha, il se prosterna selon le rite; rempli de bhakti, il rendit un culte à tous, comme il convenait.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• सोमनाथम्: Somanātha (Lord of Soma)
• सोमनाथम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोमनाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• तु: indeed, then
• तु: Avyaya (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/विरोध (particle)

• प्रणिपत्य: having bowed down
• प्रणिपत्य: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + नि + पत् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• विधानतः: according to proper procedure
• विधानतः: Avyaya (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तद्धित-अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (according to rule/procedure)

• पूजयामास: worshipped
• पूजयामास: Karta (Subject implied)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परिप्रयोगः (periphrastic perfect)

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• यथा-अर्हम्: as appropriate
• यथा-अर्हम्: Avyaya (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + अर्ह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; क्रियाविशेषण (as is proper)

• भक्ति-संयुतः: endowed with devotion
• भक्ति-संयुतः: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + सं + युज् (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘संयुत’ = endowed/connected; विशेषण

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Somanātha at Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Inside or at the threshold of Somanātha: the pilgrim beholds the liṅga, prostrates fully, then turns to honor the gathered sages with offerings; lamps and garlands frame the sanctum.

Characters & Entities

• Somanātha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage bears fruit when joined with humility, correct observance, and heartfelt bhakti.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Somanātha at Prabhāsa-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Prostration and worship performed “according to rule” (vidhānataḥ) and “as fitting” (yathārham).