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Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16

क्षालयेच्चैव तत्सर्वं दृष्ट्वा सोमेश्वरं नरः । न दुःखितो न दारिद्रो दुर्भगो वा न जायते

kṣālayeccaiva tatsarvaṃ dṛṣṭvā someśvaraṃ naraḥ | na duḥkhito na dāridro durbhago vā na jāyate

Sesiapa yang telah menatap Someśvara, maka terbasuhlah segala dosa. Dia tidak lahir dalam dukacita, tidak dalam kemiskinan, dan tidak pula dalam nasib malang.

kṣālayetshould wash away / cleanse
kṣālayet:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√kṣāl (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्ययम् (conjunction)
evaindeed
eva:
Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
Formअवधारण-अव्ययम् (emphatic particle)
tatthat
tat:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम्; निर्देशक-विशेषणम् (demonstrative)
sarvamall
sarvam:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम्; समासार्थे सर्व-विशेषणम्
dṛṣṭvāhaving seen
dṛṣṭvā:
Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
TypeVerb
Root√dṛś (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभावः; पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (having seen)
someśvaramLord Someśvara
someśvaram:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootsoma (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (somasya īśvaraḥ)
naraḥa man
naraḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootnara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्
nanot
na:
Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध-अव्ययम् (negation)
duḥkhitaḥunhappy / afflicted
duḥkhitaḥ:
Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement)
TypeAdjective
Rootduḥkhita (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (predicate adjective)
nanot
na:
Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध-अव्ययम् (negation)
dāridraḥpoor
dāridraḥ:
Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement)
TypeAdjective
Rootdāridra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (predicate adjective)
durbhagaḥunfortunate
durbhagaḥ:
Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement)
TypeAdjective
Rootdur (उपसर्ग/प्रत्ययार्थ) + bhaga (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (predicate adjective)
or
:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvā (अव्यय)
Formविकल्प-अव्ययम् (or)
nanot
na:
Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध-अव्ययम् (negation)
jāyateis born / becomes
jāyate:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√jan (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्

Śiva (deduced from Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya dialogue context)

Tirtha: Someśvara (Somnātha) at Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Scene: The devotee beholds the Someśvara liṅga; dark stains symbolizing sins dissolve like ink in water; behind, a future-life tableau shows the devotee reborn in a prosperous, peaceful setting—free from sorrow and poverty.

S
Someśvara

FAQs

Sacred sight (darśana) at a powerful kṣetra is portrayed as a purifier of karma with tangible life consequences.

Prabhāsa Kṣetra via the darśana of Someśvara.

Darśana of Someśvara is emphasized as the key act; it is framed as a cleansing (kṣālana) of sin.