Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 63

Devanagari script

ममैव सा परा मूर्तिः श्रीसोमेशाख्यया स्थिता । तेन चैषा त्मनात्मानमाराधनपरो ह्यहम्

Transliteration

mamaiva sā parā mūrtiḥ śrīsomeśākhyayā sthitā | tena caiṣā tmanātmānamārādhanaparo hyaham

Translation

‘ശ്രീ സോമേശ’ എന്ന നാമത്തിൽ സ്ഥാപിതമായ ആ പരമമൂർത്തി എന്റേതുതന്നെ; അതിനാൽ ഈ രൂപത്തിലൂടെ ഞാൻ എന്റെ ആത്മാവാൽ എന്റെ ആത്മാവിനെ തന്നെ ആരാധിക്കുന്നവനാണ്।

Word by Word

• mama: of me / my
• mama: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular), सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• eva: indeed / only
• eva: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधानार्थक (emphatic)

• sā: she / that (f.)
• sā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (F), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• parā: supreme
• parā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (F), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective)

• mūrtiḥ: form / embodiment
• mūrtiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūrti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (F), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• śrī-someśa-ākhyayā: by the name ‘Śrī Someśa’
• śrī-someśa-ākhyayā: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + someśa (प्रातिपदिक) + ākhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (F), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (someśasya ākhyā = someśākhyā), ‘śrī’ उपपद-पूर्वपद (honorific prefix)

• sthitā: is established / stands
• sthitā: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धाातु) → sthita (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भावे/कर्मणि प्रयोगः; ‘स्थित’ = ‘being established’

• tena: therefore / by that
• tena: Hetu (Cause/Reason/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• eṣā: this (f.)
• eṣā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ātmanā: by the self
• ātmanā: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ātmānam: the self
• ātmānam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• ārādhana-paraḥ: devoted to worship
• ārādhana-paraḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ārādhana (प्रातिपदिक) + para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (ārādhane paraḥ = devoted to worship); विशेषण

• hi: indeed / for
• hi: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ (indeed/for)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम (1st person pronoun)

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śrī Someśa (Someshvara)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva indicates the Someshvara liṅga as His own supreme form; a subtle visual doubling shows Śiva both as the worshipper performing pūjā and as the liṅga receiving it, conveying self-worship and non-duality.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Someśa/Someśvara
• Ātman (Self)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The deity of the tīrtha is not merely local; it is declared the supreme presence, revealing a deep unity of worshipper and worshipped.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Śrī Someśvara (Someśa) at Prabhāsa-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly endorses ārādhana (devotional worship) of Someśvara as worship of the highest reality.