Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । ततो गच्छेन्महादेवि चंडेश्वरमिति श्रुतम् । सोमेशाद्वायवे भागे धनुषां षष्टिभिः स्थितम्

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | tato gacchenmahādevi caṃḍeśvaramiti śrutam | someśādvāyave bhāge dhanuṣāṃ ṣaṣṭibhiḥ sthitam

Translation

ഈശ്വരൻ അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു—അതിനുശേഷം, ഹേ മഹാദേവി, ‘ചണ്ഡേശ്വര’ എന്നു പ്രസിദ്ധമായ ക്ഷേത്രത്തിലേക്ക് പോകണം. അത് സോമേശ്വരത്തിൽ നിന്ന് വായവ്യ ദിശയിൽ അറുപത് ധനുസ്സ് ദൂരത്തിൽ സ്ഥിതിചെയ്യുന്നു।

Word by Word

• ईश्वरः: Īśvara (Lord)
• ईश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः—सम्बन्ध/क्रमवाचक (then/from there)

• गच्छेत्: should go
• गच्छेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• महादेवि: O great goddess
• महादेवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• चण्डेश्वरम्: Caṇḍeśvara (name of the linga/place)
• चण्डेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चण्ड + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• इति: thus; as
• इति: Sambandha (Marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः—उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक (quotative)

• श्रुतम्: is heard/known (as)
• श्रुतम्: Kriya (Predicative/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• सोमेशात्: from Someśa/Someśvara
• सोमेशात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोमेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन (Singular)

• वायवे: towards/for Vāyu (wind-direction)
• वायवे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन (Singular)

• भागे: in the region/part
• भागे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• धनुषाम्: of bows (as a measure)
• धनुषाम्: Sambandha (Measure-relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

• षष्टिभिः: by sixty (bows)
• षष्टिभिः: Karana (Instrument/Measure/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• स्थितम्: situated; located
• स्थितम्: Kriya (Predicative/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Caṇḍeśvara

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Mahādevī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva instructs Devī like a divine guidebook: a stylized map-like scene showing Someśvara temple and a short path leading to Caṇḍeśvara in the Vāyu direction, with pilgrims walking and carrying offerings.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara
• Devī
• Caṇḍeśvara
• Someśvara
• Vāyu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is presented as a deliberate, guided journey—moving from one sanctified liṅga to another according to revealed instruction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Caṇḍeśvara in Prabhāsakṣetra, located relative to Someśvara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The instruction is to ‘go’ (gacchet) to the shrine; no detailed rite is specified in this verse.