Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन सोमेश्वरपरीप्सया । स नित्यं पूजनीयस्तु स्मर्तव्यस्तु दिवानिशम्

Transliteration

tasmātsarvaprayatnena someśvaraparīpsayā | sa nityaṃ pūjanīyastu smartavyastu divāniśam

Translation

അതുകൊണ്ട് സോമേശ്വരന്റെ കൃപ തേടി, എല്ലാ ശ്രമത്തോടെയും അവനെ നിത്യവും പൂജിക്കണം; പകലും രാത്രിയും സ്മരിക്കണം.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore, from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana (Reason/source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन (Ablative singular)

• सर्वप्रयत्नेन: with all effort
• सर्वप्रयत्नेन: Karana (Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + प्रयत्न (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘सर्वः प्रयत्नः’

• सोमेश्वरपरीप्सया: with the desire to attain Someśvara
• सोमेश्वरपरीप्सया: Karana (Means/motive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोमेश्वर + परीप्सा (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instrumental singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘सोमेश्वरस्य परीप्सा’ (desire to attain/seek)

• सः: he (Someśvara)
• सः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-vishesana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण

• पूजनीयः: to be worshipped, worthy of worship
• पूजनीयः: Karya (Obligation predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु) + अनीयर् (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्यय (अनीयर्; gerundive/obligatory); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphasis)

• स्मर्तव्यः: to be remembered
• स्मर्तव्यः: Karya (Obligation predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्यय (तव्यत्; gerundive); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• दिवानिशम्: day and night
• दिवानिशम्: Kriya-vishesana (Time adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दिवा + निशा (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय; समास)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (day+night) प्रयुक्तः क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण; द्वितीया-एकवचनवत् अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग (adverbial: ‘day and night’)

Speaker

Deductive (same Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya narrator addressing Devī in this passage)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Someśvara/Somnātha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (implied by adjacent address)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee performs abhiṣeka to Somnātha liṅga at dawn and again under moonlight, showing ‘day and night’ continuity; the deity’s presence is calm and luminous, with bilva leaves and flowing water.

Characters & Entities

• Someśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady pūjā and constant remembrance cultivate eligibility for divine grace; spiritual goals are supported by continuous practice, not occasional effort.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, with special emphasis on attaining Someśvara connected to the sacred geography of Prabhāsa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Regular worship (pūjā) and continual remembrance (smaraṇa) day and night.