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Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 21

सोमेश्वरं समासाद्य तस्य लिंगस्य दर्शनात् । सर्व एव विनश्यंति वह्नौ क्षिप्तमिवेन्धनम्

someśvaraṃ samāsādya tasya liṃgasya darśanāt | sarva eva vinaśyaṃti vahnau kṣiptamivendhanam

En s’approchant de Someśvara, par la seule vision de ce liṅga, tout cela est anéanti — comme du bois jeté au feu.

someśvaramSomeśvara (Lord Soma/Śiva)
someśvaram:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootsomeśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (somasya īśvaraḥ)
samāsādyahaving approached
samāsādya:
Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
TypeVerb
Rootsam-ā-√sad (धातु)
Formल्यप्/क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund): ‘having approached’
tasyaof that (his)
tasya:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
liṅgasyaof the liṅga
liṅgasya:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootliṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन
darśanātfrom/through seeing
darśanāt:
Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
TypeNoun
Rootdarśana (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थ (cause)
sarveall
sarve:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
evaindeed
eva:
Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
Formनिश्चयार्थक-अव्यय
vinaśyantiperish, are destroyed
vinaśyanti:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvi-√naś (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्
vahnauin fire
vahnau:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootvahni (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन
kṣiptamthrown
kṣiptam:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeVerb
Root√kṣip (धातु)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘thrown’ (qualifies indhanam)
ivalike
iva:
Sambandha (Comparison/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiva (अव्यय)
Formउपमार्थक-अव्यय (comparative particle)
indhanamfuel, firewood
indhanam:
Upamana (Standard of comparison/उपमान)
TypeNoun
Rootindhana (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Śiva (Someśvara/Kālāgnirudra) to Devī (Deveśī)

Tirtha: Someśvara

Type: kshetra

Scene: The sanctum opens: the Someśvara liṅga stands radiant; afflicted devotees gaze upon it as a stylized flame aura rises, symbolically consuming dark smoke-like disease.

S
Someśvara
L
Liṅga
P
Prabhāsa

FAQs

Darśana of Śiva at a powerful kṣetra is depicted as immediate purification—burning afflictions as fire consumes fuel.

Śrī Someśvara at Prabhāsa kṣetra.

Someśvara-liṅga darśana (approaching and beholding the liṅga).