Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

क्षालयेच्चैव तत्सर्वं दृष्ट्वा सोमेश्वरं नरः । न दुःखितो न दारिद्रो दुर्भगो वा न जायते

Transliteration

kṣālayeccaiva tatsarvaṃ dṛṣṭvā someśvaraṃ naraḥ | na duḥkhito na dāridro durbhago vā na jāyate

Translation

സോമേശ്വരനെ ദർശിച്ചാൽ മനുഷ്യൻ ആ സകല പാപവും കഴുകിമാറ്റുന്നു. അവൻ ദുഃഖത്തോടെ ജനിക്കുകയില്ല, ദാരിദ്ര്യത്തിലാകുകയില്ല, ദുര്ഭാഗ്യവാനും ആകുകയില്ല.

Word by Word

• kṣālayet: should wash away / cleanse
• kṣālayet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṣāl (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्ययम् (emphatic particle)

• tat: that
• tat: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम्; निर्देशक-विशेषणम् (demonstrative)

• sarvam: all
• sarvam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम्; समासार्थे सर्व-विशेषणम्

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभावः; पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (having seen)

• someśvaram: Lord Someśvara
• someśvaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: soma (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (somasya īśvaraḥ)

• naraḥ: a man
• naraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्

• na: not
• na: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्ययम् (negation)

• duḥkhitaḥ: unhappy / afflicted
• duḥkhitaḥ: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: duḥkhita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (predicate adjective)

• na: not
• na: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्ययम् (negation)

• dāridraḥ: poor
• dāridraḥ: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dāridra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (predicate adjective)

• durbhagaḥ: unfortunate
• durbhagaḥ: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dur (उपसर्ग/प्रत्ययार्थ) + bhaga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (predicate adjective)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्ययम् (or)

• na: not
• na: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्ययम् (negation)

• jāyate: is born / becomes
• jāyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jan (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्

Speaker

Śiva (deduced from Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya dialogue context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Someśvara (Somnātha) at Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The devotee beholds the Someśvara liṅga; dark stains symbolizing sins dissolve like ink in water; behind, a future-life tableau shows the devotee reborn in a prosperous, peaceful setting—free from sorrow and poverty.

Characters & Entities

• Someśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred sight (darśana) at a powerful kṣetra is portrayed as a purifier of karma with tangible life consequences.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra via the darśana of Someśvara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana of Someśvara is emphasized as the key act; it is framed as a cleansing (kṣālana) of sin.