Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 84

Devanagari script

स्वर्णरेखा नदीतीरे चिंतयामास वामनः । प्रथमं किं भवं दृष्ट्वा यामि सोमेश्वरं शिवम्

Transliteration

svarṇarekhā nadītīre ciṃtayāmāsa vāmanaḥ | prathamaṃ kiṃ bhavaṃ dṛṣṭvā yāmi someśvaraṃ śivam

Translation

Sur la rive de la rivière Svarṇarekhā, Vāmana réfléchit : «Après avoir d’abord contemplé Bhava, irai-je ensuite vers Someśvara—Śiva ?»

Word by Word

• स्वर्णरेखा: (the river) Svarṇarekhā
• स्वर्णरेखा: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्णरेखा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (स्वर्णा रेखा)

• नदीतीरे: on the river-bank
• नदीतीरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नदीतीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (नद्याः तीरम्)

• चिन्तयामास: he pondered/thought
• चिन्तयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वामनः: Vāmana
• वामनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वामन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• प्रथमम्: first
• प्रथमम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रथम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• भवम्: Bhava (Śiva)
• भवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• यामि: I go
• यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सोमेश्वरम्: Someśvara
• सोमेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोमेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (सोमस्य ईश्वरः)

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; (सोमेश्वरस्य विशेषणरूपेण)

Speaker

Sūta (narration; includes Vāmana’s internal deliberation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Svarṇarekhā-tīra (within Vastrāpatha)

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vāmana seated/standing on the golden-sanded bank of Svarṇarekhā, holding kamaṇḍalu, eyes lowered in contemplation, distant shrine-spires of Bhava/Someśvara hinted across the landscape.

Characters & Entities

• Svarṇarekhā River
• Vāmana
• Bhava (Śiva)
• Someśvara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The pilgrim’s mind prioritizes darśana and worship—choosing the order of sacred encounters with Śiva as a form of devotional discernment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Svarṇarekhā riverbank and the shrine/holy presence of Someśvara (Śiva) in the Vastrāpatha region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied: darśana and pūjā of Śiva at Someśvara; the verse frames the intention rather than describing the rite.