Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

पुरा द्वापरसंधौ तु संप्राप्ते च कलौ युगे । स्त्रियो म्लेच्छाश्च शूद्राश्च ये चान्ये पापकारिणः । प्रयांति स्वर्गमेवाशु दृष्ट्वा सोमेश्वरं प्रभुम्

Transliteration

purā dvāparasaṃdhau tu saṃprāpte ca kalau yuge | striyo mlecchāśca śūdrāśca ye cānye pāpakāriṇaḥ | prayāṃti svargamevāśu dṛṣṭvā someśvaraṃ prabhum

Translation

പൂർവ്വം ദ്വാപരസന്ധിയിൽ, കലിയുഗം എത്തിയപ്പോൾ, സ്ത്രീകളും മ്ലേച്ഛരും ശൂദ്രരും മറ്റ് പാപകർമ്മികളും—പ്രഭു സോമേശ്വരനെ ദർശിച്ചതുമാത്രത്തിൽ—വേഗത്തിൽ സ്വർഗ്ഗം പ്രാപിച്ചിരുന്നു.

Word by Word

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Sambandha (Temporal/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक/adverb of time): formerly, once

• द्वापर-संधौ: at the junction of the Dvāpara (age)
• द्वापर-संधौ: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वापर (प्रातिपदिक) + संधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (द्वापरस्य संधिः = junction of Dvāpara)

• तु: indeed, but
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (विरोध/अन्वयबोधक particle): but/indeed

• संप्राप्ते: when (it) had arrived
• संप्राप्ते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + प्राप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; locative absolute with कलौ युगे: ‘when (it) had arrived’

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

• कलौ: in Kali (age)
• कलौ: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• युगे: in the age
• युगे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• स्त्रियः: women
• स्त्रियः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन

• म्लेच्छाः: foreigners, barbarians
• म्लेच्छाः: Karta (Co-subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: म्लेच्छ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय): and

• शूद्राः: Śūdras
• शूद्राः: Karta (Co-subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय): and

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Relative subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; relative pronoun: who

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय): and

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (Co-subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘others’ (substantive adjective)

• पाप-कारिणः: evil-doers, sinners
• पाप-कारिणः: Karta (Appositive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + कारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (पापं करोति इति)

• प्रयान्ति: go forth, attain
• प्रयान्ति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• स्वर्गम्: heaven
• स्वर्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निश्चय/अवधारण particle): indeed, only

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषणम्): quickly

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Sambandha (पूर्वकालिक क्रिया/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/त्वान्त): having seen

• सोमेश्वरम्: Someśvara (Lord of Soma)
• सोमेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (सोमस्य ईश्वरः)

• प्रभुम्: the Lord
• प्रभुम्: Karma (Apposition/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेष्य (apposition to सोमेश्वरम्)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Someśvara (Somnātha) in Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī/Umā)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At the sea-edge Prabhāsa, pilgrims of every station—women, śūdras, foreigners, and penitents—stand before the radiant Someśvara liṅga; a sudden shaft of light signifies instant uplift to svarga.

Characters & Entities

• Someśvara
• Kali-yuga
• Dvāpara-saṃdhi
• Svarga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha’s grace is portrayed as radically accessible: sincere darśana of Someśvara overrides the burden of sin and social limitation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra—through the specific glorification of Lord Someśvara (Somnātha) and the fruit of his darśana.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana (beholding) of Someśvara is presented as the central salvific act; no additional rite is specified in this verse.