Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 138

Devanagari script

प्रभासे सोमनाथस्य लिंगमध्ये व्यवस्थितः । स्वयं तिष्ठति पुण्यात्मा भोगं गृह्णाति केशवः

Transliteration

prabhāse somanāthasya liṃgamadhye vyavasthitaḥ | svayaṃ tiṣṭhati puṇyātmā bhogaṃ gṛhṇāti keśavaḥ

Translation

പ്രഭാസത്തിൽ സോമനാഥ ലിംഗത്തിന്റെ മദ്ധ്യത്തിൽ പുണ്യാത്മാവായ കേശവൻ സ്വയം വസിച്ച് അവിടെ അർപ്പിക്കുന്ന നൈവേദ്യം സ്വയം സ്വീകരിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• प्रभासे: in Prabhāsa
• प्रभासे: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• सोमनाथस्य: of Somanātha
• सोमनाथस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोमनाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; समास: सोमस्य नाथः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• लिङ्गमध्ये: in the middle of the liṅga
• लिङ्गमध्ये: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग + मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; समास: लिङ्गस्य मध्ये (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• व्यवस्थितः: stationed/established
• व्यवस्थितः: Predicate adjective (state of subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-अव-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; स्थित्यर्थे (being stationed)

• स्वयम्: personally/by himself
• स्वयम्: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: स्वतन्त्रकर्तृवाचक अव्यय (oneself/by oneself)

• तिष्ठति: stands/abides
• तिष्ठति: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• पुण्यात्मा: the holy-souled one
• पुण्यात्मा: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; समास: पुण्यः आत्मा यस्य/पुण्य आत्मा (कर्मधारय)

• भोगम्: enjoyment/portion
• भोगम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• गृह्णाति: takes/receives
• गृह्णाति: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• केशवः: Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)
• केशवः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrative instructor within Dvārakā-māhātmya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa–Somanātha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Implied pilgrim-audience; immediate addressee not explicit in this verse

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Inside the garbhagṛha: the Somanātha liṅga radiates; within its glow appears Keśava, subtle yet distinct, receiving naivedya; priests hold lamps; devotees witness a theophany.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa
• Somanātha
• Liṅga
• Keśava

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The kṣetra is portrayed as a unified divine seat where Śiva-worship also reaches Keśava, affirming integrated devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, especially Somanātha’s liṅga.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied worship through offerings (bhoga/naivedya) at Somanātha, understood as accepted by Keśava.