Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 69

Devanagari script

सोमोऽस्मि भवतां राजा प्रसादात्परमेष्ठिनः । तथापि विनयेनैव भक्त्यां विज्ञापयामि वः

Transliteration

somo'smi bhavatāṃ rājā prasādātparameṣṭhinaḥ | tathāpi vinayenaiva bhaktyāṃ vijñāpayāmi vaḥ

Translation

હું સોમ છું—પરમેષ્ઠીની કૃપાથી તમારો રાજા. છતાં પણ વિનય અને ભક્તિ સાથે હું તમને આ વિનંતી કરું છું.

Word by Word

• सोमः: Soma
• सोमः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अस्मि: am
• अस्मि: Kriya (Copula)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भवताम्: of you (hon.)
• भवताम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (आदरार्थे), षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन

• राजा: king
• राजा: Pratijna/Predicate nominative (सम्बोधनार्थ-न, विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रसादात्: by the grace
• प्रसादात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचन

• परमेष्ठिनः: of the Supreme Lord (Parameṣṭhin)
• परमेष्ठिनः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमेष्ठिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• तथापि: nevertheless
• तथापि: Sambandha (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा + अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अपवादसूचक (nevertheless)

• विनयेन: with humility
• विनयेन: Karana (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)

• भक्त्याम्: with devotion
• भक्त्याम्: Karana (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• विज्ञापयामि: I submit/inform
• विज्ञापयामि: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-ज्ञप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; धातु: ज्ञप् (चुरादि), उपसर्ग: वि-

• वः: to you / for you
• वः: Sampradana (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी/षष्ठी (Dative/Genitive) बहुवचन-एकादेशरूप (enclitic)

Speaker

Soma

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Someshvara (Somnātha) at Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Soma, regal yet modest, stands with folded hands before assembled brāhmaṇas near the Someshvara shrine, speaking gently; the contrast of crown and humility is central.

Characters & Entities

• Soma
• Parameṣṭhin (Supreme Lord)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Authority grounded in divine grace must be tempered by humility; devotion and respectful speech are themselves dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The statement occurs in the Prabhāsa-kṣetra narrative connected with Śrī Someśvara’s sacred presence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed; the verse emphasizes ethical discipline—vinaya and bhakti—as integral to dharma.