Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 106

Devanagari script

एतानि सर्वतीर्थानि देवं सोमेश्वरं प्रभुम् । प्रदक्षिणं प्रकुर्वंति तत्र लिंगं स्तुवंति च

Transliteration

etāni sarvatīrthāni devaṃ someśvaraṃ prabhum | pradakṣiṇaṃ prakurvaṃti tatra liṃgaṃ stuvaṃti ca

Translation

ഈ എല്ലാ തീർത്ഥങ്ങളും പ്രഭുവായ ദേവ സോമേശ്വരനെ പ്രദക്ഷിണം ചെയ്ത്, അവിടെ സ്ഥാപിതമായ ലിംഗത്തെ സ്തുതിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുന്നു।

Word by Word

• एतानि: these
• एतानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (demonstrative adjective)

• सर्वतीर्थानि: all the sacred fords/holy places
• सर्वतीर्थानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (all + holy places)

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• सोमेश्वरम्: Someśvara (Lord of Soma)
• सोमेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: somasya īśvaraḥ)

• प्रभुम्: the lord, master
• प्रभुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; देवम्/सोमेश्वरम् इत्यस्य विशेषणरूपेण

• प्रदक्षिणम्: as circumambulation / around
• प्रदक्षिणम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रदक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverbial accusative: ‘in circumambulation’)

• प्रकुर्वन्ति: they perform
• प्रकुर्वन्ति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb: ‘there’)

• लिङ्गम्: the liṅga (emblem)
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्तुवन्ति: they praise
• स्तुवन्ति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

Speaker

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

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Someśvara (Somnātha) at Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand circular movement: personified tīrthas and devas revolve in luminous rings around the Someśvara liṅga; the liṅga stands on a pedestal with bilva leaves and lamps, ocean visible beyond.

Characters & Entities

• Someśvara
• Liṅga
• Tīrthas (personified/collective)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion to Someshvara is presented as universally endorsed—circumambulation and praise of the liṅga are central acts of reverence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra and the Someshvara liṅga shrine.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pradakṣiṇā (circumambulation) and stuti (hymnic praise) of the Someshvara liṅga.