Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

ततः सा भयसंत्रस्ता शंकरं शरणं गता । सोमनाथं जगन्नाथं नान्यः शक्तो हि रक्षितुम्

Transliteration

tataḥ sā bhayasaṃtrastā śaṃkaraṃ śaraṇaṃ gatā | somanāthaṃ jagannāthaṃ nānyaḥ śakto hi rakṣitum

Translation

അപ്പോൾ ഭയത്തിൽ വിറച്ച അവൾ ശങ്കരന്റെ ശരണം തേടി—സോമനാഥൻ, ജഗന്നാഥൻ; അവനെക്കൂടാതെ രക്ഷിക്കാൻ മറ്റാരും ശേഷിയുള്ളവരല്ല.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थे (then)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• भयसंत्रस्ता: terrified by fear
• भयसंत्रस्ता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भय + संत्रस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्—‘सा’

• शंकरम्: Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• शंकरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• शरणम्: refuge
• शरणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; ‘as refuge’ (द्वितीया-प्रयोगः)

• गता: went
• गता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे—‘went’

• सोमनाथम्: Somanātha
• सोमनाथम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; शंकरस्य विशेषण/नाम

• जगन्नाथम्: Lord of the world
• जगन्नाथम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; शंकरस्य विशेषण/नाम

• न: not
• न: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• अन्यः: another (person)
• अन्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• शक्तः: able
• शक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्—‘अन्यः’

• हि: indeed
• हि: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/हेतौ (indeed/for)

• रक्षितुम्: to protect
• रक्षितुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (Infinitive); ‘to protect’

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced from Purāṇic narrative style within Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Somnātha (Prabhāsa-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A trembling kṛtyā, dark and smoke-like, folds into a posture of surrender before a radiant Somnātha liṅga; the atmosphere shifts from chase to sanctuary, with Śiva’s protective aura forming a boundary.

Characters & Entities

• Śaṅkara
• Somnātha
• Jagannātha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In fear and crisis, the dharmic response is śaraṇāgati—taking refuge in Śiva (Somnātha), the ultimate protector.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, centered on Somnātha, is implied as the sacred locus where divine protection is affirmed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is prescribed here; the verse emphasizes refuge and reliance on Somnātha’s guardianship.