Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

उपसर्गाश्च चान्ये सर्पघोणपवृश्चिकाः । सर्वे तत्र विनश्यंति श्रीसोमेश्वरदर्शनात्

Transliteration

upasargāśca cānye sarpaghoṇapavṛścikāḥ | sarve tatra vinaśyaṃti śrīsomeśvaradarśanāt

Translation

D’autres calamités encore — serpents, ghoṇa et scorpions — périssent toutes en ce lieu par la vision du vénérable Śrī Someśvara.

Word by Word

• upasargāḥ: ailments, afflictions
• upasargāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upasarga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• anye: others
• anye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• sarpa: snakes
• sarpa: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (समाहार-गणना in list)

• ghoṇa: ghoṇas (a kind of reptile/creature)
• ghoṇa: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ghoṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (as listed creature)

• pa: pa (unclear creature-name)
• pa: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (as listed creature; reading per IAST: pa)

• vṛścikāḥ: scorpions
• vṛścikāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛścika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय

• vinaśyanti: perish, are destroyed
• vinaśyanti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√naś (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• śrīsomeśvaradarśanāt: from seeing Śrī Someśvara
• śrīsomeśvaradarśanāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + someśvara (प्रातिपदिक) + darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (śrī-someśvarasya darśanāt = from seeing venerable Someśvara)

Speaker

Śiva (Someśvara/Kālāgnirudra) to Devī (Deveśī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śrī Someśvara

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At the temple boundary, snakes and scorpions retreat or dissolve into light as pilgrims pass; a fierce yet benevolent guardian aspect is subtly suggested behind the liṅga’s aura.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Someśvara
• Prabhāsa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The holy presence of Śiva is celebrated as granting both spiritual and worldly protection within the tīrtha.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa kṣetra—Śrī Someśvara’s shrine.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śrī Someśvara-darśana is presented as the protective act.