Shloka 12 - Adhyaya 48 - Kaumarika Khanda - Mahesvara Khanda | Gujarati | Vedapath

Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

तथातथा भवेद्दानैर्दीनः सोमेश्वरो हरः । तथाऽस्तां लुंठमानौ तावेवमुक्ते श्रुतेऽपि च

Transliteration

tathātathā bhaveddānairdīnaḥ someśvaro haraḥ | tathā'stāṃ luṃṭhamānau tāvevamukte śrute'pi ca

Translation

એ જ રીતે દાન-ધર્મથી દીનજન પર સોમેશ્વર હર પ્રસન્ન થાય છે. આમ કહેવામાં અને સાંભળવામાં આવ્યા છતાં તેઓ બંને નબળાઈથી ત્યાં જ લોટતા રહ્યા।

Word by Word

तथाthus, in that way

तथाso, likewise

भवेत्would become / should be

दानैःby gifts, through donations

दीनःpoor, wretched

सोमेश्वरःSomeśvara (Lord of Soma)

हरःHara (Śiva)

तथाthus

अस्ताम्let the two be / remain

लुठमानौrolling about

तौthose two

एवम्thus

उक्तेwhen it was said

श्रुतेwhen it was heard

अपिeven, although

चand

Speaker

Prāleya (continuing counsel to Ūrjayanta)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Someshvara (Hara)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Prāleya speaks of charity pleasing Someshvara-Hara; despite hearing, both pilgrims remain weak, rolling on the ground, unable to rise.

Characters & Entities

Someśvara

Hara (Śiva)

dāna

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Charity (dāna) is a dharmic support that invites Śiva’s grace, especially for those in distress.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Someshvara’s sacred presence is invoked; the broader context remains the pilgrimage corridor toward Prabhāsa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna (giving/charity) as a means to please Someshvara (Śiva) and gain support on the path.