Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

एताः शक्तीः पूजयित्वा सोमेशं पूजयेत्ततः । सम्यग्यात्राफलापेक्षी एकां वा वरदामथ

Transliteration

etāḥ śaktīḥ pūjayitvā someśaṃ pūjayettataḥ | samyagyātrāphalāpekṣī ekāṃ vā varadāmatha

Translation

Après avoir vénéré ces Śaktis, qu’on vénère ensuite Someśa. Le pèlerin qui désire le fruit complet de la yātrā doit agir ainsi; ou bien, du moins, vénérer l’une d’elles, la Déesse dispensatrice de grâces.

Word by Word

• etāḥ: these
• etāḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), बहुवचनम्; निर्देश-सर्वनाम

• śaktīḥ: powers/energies
• śaktīḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), बहुवचनम्

• pūjayitvā: having worshipped
• pūjayitvā: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु) + ktvā (कृत्)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त-अव्ययीभाव-रूपम् (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वक्रिया (having worshipped)

• someśam: Someśa (Lord of Soma)
• someśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: soma-īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (somasya īśaḥ)

• pūjayet: should worship
• pūjayet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; क्रम/अपादानार्थे (thereafter/then)

• samyak: properly
• samyak: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samyak (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्ययम् (properly)

• yātrā-phala-apekṣī: one who desires the fruit of the pilgrimage
• yātrā-phala-apekṣī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yātrā (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक) + apekṣin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative), एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (yātrāyāḥ phalasya apekṣī)

• ekām: one (single)
• ekām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (qualifying śaktiṃ understood)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्ययम् (or)

• varadām: boon-giving
• varadām: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: varadā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (granting boons; qualifying śaktiṃ understood)

• atha: then/and now
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर/प्रस्ताव-अव्ययम् (then/now)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (deduced from immediate chapter-context; explicit speaker appears at Adhyāya 60 opening)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra / Somnātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim at Prabhāsa offers flowers and lamps to attendant Śaktis, then proceeds to the Somnātha liṅga for final worship, emphasizing sequence and completion of yātrā.

Characters & Entities

• Śakti (goddesses)
• Someśa (Śiva)
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha’s full blessing is gained through integrated Śiva–Śakti worship: honoring the Śaktis and then approaching Śiva (Someśa).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, with emphasis on worship at Someśa along with the local Śaktis.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

First worship the Śaktis; afterward worship Someśa; if unable, worship at least one boon-giving Śakti.