Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 69

Devanagari script

दृष्ट्वा सोमेश्वरं देवं दोषमुक्तो भविष्यति । असाध्यसाधनी शक्तिर्भविष्यति स्थिरा तव

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā someśvaraṃ devaṃ doṣamukto bhaviṣyati | asādhyasādhanī śaktirbhaviṣyati sthirā tava

Translation

സോമേശ്വരദേവനെ ദർശിച്ചാൽ മനുഷ്യൻ ദോഷമുക്തനാകും. കൂടാതെ നിനക്കു അസാധ്യവും സാധ്യമാക്കുന്ന സ്ഥിരശക്തി ഉദ്ഭവിക്കും.

Word by Word

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial participle/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभावः; धातु: दृश्; अर्थे: ‘दृष्ट्वा’ = having seen

• सोमेश्वरम्: Soma-īśvara (Lord Someshvara)
• सोमेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सोमस्य ईश्वरः)

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

• दोषमुक्तः: freed from faults
• दोषमुक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दोष + मुक्त (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दोषेभ्यः मुक्तः)

• भविष्यति: will become
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• असाध्यसाधनी: able to accomplish the impossible
• असाध्यसाधनी: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + साध्य + साधनी (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (असाध्यं साधयति इति)

• शक्तिः: power
• शक्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• स्थिरा: steady
• स्थिरा: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तव: of you / your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Narrative voice within the Vastrāpathakṣetra Māhātmya (site-fruit statement about darśana of Someśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Someśvara (at Vastrāpatha)

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim stands before a radiant Śiva-liṅga named Someśvara; a dark haze of ‘doṣa’ dissolves into light, while a steady flame-like aura rises around the devotee symbolizing stable śakti.

Characters & Entities

• Someśvara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana of Śiva at a praised kṣetra purifies faults and bestows steadfast spiritual efficacy.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Someśvara in the Vastrāpatha Kṣetra context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The implied practice is darśana (devotional beholding/visitation) of Someśvara; no additional rite is specified.