Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

मेरुः प्रासादराजो वै स तु सोमेश्वरे कृतः । त्रेतायुगे तु दशमे मनोवैर्वस्वतस्य च

Transliteration

meruḥ prāsādarājo vai sa tu someśvare kṛtaḥ | tretāyuge tu daśame manovairvasvatasya ca

Translation

ഈ മേരു—സത്യമായും പ്രാസാദങ്ങളുടെ രാജാവ്—സോമേശ്വരത്തിൽ നിർമ്മിക്കപ്പെട്ടു. ത്രേതായുഗത്തിലെ പത്താം മന്വന്തരത്തിൽ, വൈവസ്വതപുത്രനായ മനുവിന്റെ കാലത്ത് ഇത് സൃഷ്ടിക്കപ്പെട്ടു.

Word by Word

• मेरुः: Meru
• मेरुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (nominative singular)

• प्रासादराजः: king of palaces
• प्रासादराजः: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रासाद + राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘प्रासादानां राजा’ (king of palaces)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Nipāta (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक/खल्वर्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• सः: it/he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (pronoun: nominative singular)

• तु: but, however
• तु: Nipāta (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक अव्यय (contrastive particle)

• सोमेश्वरे: at/in Someśvara
• सोमेश्वरे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोमेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (locative singular); ‘सोमस्य ईश्वरः’ (Someśvara)

• कृतः: was made/built
• कृतः: Kriyā (Predicative participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृत)
• Form: कृत्-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘निर्मितः’ (made)

• त्रेतायुगे: in the Tretā yuga
• त्रेतायुगे: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Temporal locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रेता + युग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (locative singular); ‘त्रेतायां युगे’ (in the Tretā age)

• तु: and/indeed
• तु: Nipāta (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विशेषार्थक/अन्वयार्थक (particle)

• दशमे: in the tenth (period)
• दशमे: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Temporal locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक; सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (locative singular); ‘दशमे (वर्षे/काले)’ (in the tenth [year/period])

• मनवैः: by the Manus
• मनवैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (instrumental plural)

• वस्वतस्य: of Vasvat
• वस्वतस्य: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्वत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (genitive singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Someśvara/Somnath at Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A towering Meru-like palace-temple rises at Someshvara, its tiers echoing the cosmic mountain; sages and celestial beings witness its yuga-old consecration aura.

Characters & Entities

• Meru (prāsāda)
• Someśvara
• Tretā Yuga
• Manu Vaivasvata
• Vivasvat (Sūrya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The kṣetra’s sanctity is timeless—its shrine is anchored in yuga and manvantara chronology, asserting ancient, enduring dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Someśvara in Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the Meru prāsāda is said to have been constructed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse provides sacred-historical dating (Tretā Yuga, Vaivasvata Manu) for the temple’s origin.