Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

अपश्यद्देवदेवेशं श्रीसोमेशं महाप्रभम् । स्तूयमानं सुरगणैः शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः

Transliteration

apaśyaddevadeveśaṃ śrīsomeśaṃ mahāprabham | stūyamānaṃ suragaṇaiḥ śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ

Translation

അവൻ ദേവദേവേശനായ ശ്രീസോമേശൻ—മഹാപ്രഭ—നെ ദർശിച്ചു; ദേവഗണങ്ങൾ നൂറുകളായും ആയിരങ്ങളായും അവനെ സ്തുതിച്ചുകൊണ്ടിരുന്നു.

Word by Word

• apaśyat: saw
• apaśyat: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्, परस्मैपदम्

• deva-deveśam: the Lord of gods
• deva-deveśam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + deveśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘देवानां ईशः’); पुल्लिङ्गः, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचनम्

• śrī-someśam: the glorious Someśa
• śrī-someśam: Karma (Appositional object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + someśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयः (श्रीमान् सोमेशः); पुल्लिङ्गः, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• mahā-prabham: of great splendor
• mahā-prabham: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्) + prabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयः (‘महान् प्रभः/प्रभा यस्य’—अत्र विशेषणरूपेण); पुल्लिङ्गः, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• stūyamānam: being praised
• stūyamānam: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: stu (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (कर्मणि, शानच्-प्रत्यय), पुल्लिङ्गः, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• sura-gaṇaiḥ: by groups of gods
• sura-gaṇaiḥ: Kartā (Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषः (‘सुराणां गणाः’); पुल्लिङ्गः, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचनम्

• śataśaḥ: by hundreds
• śataśaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śataśas (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/वितरणार्थक अव्यय (in hundreds)

• atha: and then
• atha: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अनन्तर्य-बोधक अव्यय

• sahasraśaḥ: by thousands
• sahasraśaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sahasraśas (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/वितरणार्थक अव्यय (in thousands)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Someśvara (Somnātha) at Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī / beloved addressee in the frame (as per surrounding narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In the heart of Prabhāsa, Someśvara shines with great splendor; countless devas surround him in concentric ranks, hands folded, singing hymns amid celestial light.

Characters & Entities

• Someśvara (Śiva)
• Devas (suragaṇa)
• Devadeveśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True majesty belongs to the divine; even the devas collectively worship Śiva at the tīrtha, revealing the site’s supreme sanctity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Someśvara at Prabhāsa Kṣetra, presented as a deity praised by innumerable celestial beings.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, stuti (praise/hymn) and worship of Someśvara; no procedural details are specified.