Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 101

Devanagari script

गंधर्वैः किन्नरैर्यक्षैरप्सरोभिस्तथोरगैः । सिद्धैः संपूज्य देवेशं सोमेशं पापनाशनम्

Transliteration

gaṃdharvaiḥ kinnarairyakṣairapsarobhistathoragaiḥ | siddhaiḥ saṃpūjya deveśaṃ someśaṃ pāpanāśanam

Translation

ഗന്ധർവ്വർ, കിന്നരർ, യക്ഷർ, അപ്സരസ്സുകൾ, ഉരഗർ (നാഗർ) കൂടാതെ സിദ്ധർ—എല്ലാവരും ദേവേശനും പാപനാശകനുമായ സോമേശനെ സമ്യകമായി പൂജിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• गन्धर्वैः: by/with the Gandharvas
• गन्धर्वैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural

• किन्नरैः: by/with the Kinnaras
• किन्नरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किन्नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• यक्षैः: by/with the Yakṣas
• यक्षैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अप्सरोभिः: by/with the Apsarases
• अप्सरोभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

• तथा: and also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/उपपद-प्रयोग — Indeclinable; connective/adverbial ‘also/and’

• उरगैः: by/with the serpents
• उरगैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उरग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सिद्धैः: by/with the Siddhas
• सिद्धैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सम्पूज्य: having duly worshipped
• सम्पूज्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु); सम्पूज्य (कृदन्त, ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (क्त्वार्थे); पूर्वक्रिया — Gerund (absolutive) ‘having worshipped’

• देवेशम्: the Lord of gods
• देवेशम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• सोमेशम्: Soma’s Lord (Someśa)
• सोमेशम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पापनाशनम्: the destroyer of sins
• पापनाशनम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular; विशेषणवत् (देवेश/सोमेश) — used appositionally

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (contextual attribution within Māhātmya narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Someśa (Somnātha) at Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Someśvara-liṅgaṃ samantāt gandharva-kinnara-yakṣa-apsaras-nāga-siddhaiḥ saṃpūjitam; gandharvāḥ vīṇā-vādyaṃ, apsarasaḥ nṛtyaṃ, nāgāḥ maṇi-prabhāṃ, siddhāḥ dhyānaṃ; dhūpa-dhūmaḥ, dīpa-jvālā, bilva-patra-vṛṣṭiḥ.

Characters & Entities

• Gandharvas
• Kinnaras
• Yakṣas
• Apsarases
• Nāgas (Uragas)
• Siddhas
• Someśa/Someśvara
• Deveśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When even celestial and perfected beings worship Someshvara, human pilgrims should approach with devotion and humility for sin-destruction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, centered on the worship of Someśvara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship (pūjā) of Someshvara is implied as the key devotional act.