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Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4

उमादेवीं ततो गच्छेत्सोमेश्वरसमीपतः । द्वितीयां तु ततो गच्छेद्दैत्यसूदनसन्निधौ

umādevīṃ tato gacchetsomeśvarasamīpataḥ | dvitīyāṃ tu tato gaccheddaityasūdanasannidhau

Kemudian hendaklah pergi ke tempat suci Umādevī yang dekat dengan Someśvara. Sesudah itu, pergilah ke lokasi suci yang kedua, di hadapan Daityasūdana.

umādevīmUmā Devī
umādevīm:
Karman (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootumā + devī (प्रातिपदिक; उमा-देवी-)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म (object of going)
tataḥthen/from there
tataḥ:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottataḥ (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (adverb: from there/then)
gacchetshould go
gacchet:
Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootgam (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative/विधि), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्
someśvarasamīpataḥfrom near Someśvara
someśvarasamīpataḥ:
Apadana (Source/अपादान)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsomeśvara + samīpa + tas (प्रातिपदिक + तसिल्; सोमेश्वर- + समीप-)
Formअव्यय (तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त adverbial ablative: “from near Someśvara”)
dvitīyāmthe second (one)
dvitīyām:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootdvitīyā (प्रातिपदिक; ordinal)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying an implied devī/śakti/arcā)
tubut/indeed
tu:
Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (particle: contrast/emphasis)
tataḥthen/from there
tataḥ:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottataḥ (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (adverb)
gacchetshould go
gacchet:
Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootgam (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative/विधि), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्
daityasūdanasannidhauin the presence/near Daityasūdana
daityasūdanasannidhau:
Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootdaitya-sūdana + sannidhi (प्रातिपदिक; दैत्यसूदन- + सन्निधि-)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरणे (at the vicinity/presence)

Narratorial voice (pilgrimage itinerary within the Māhātmya)

Tirtha: Umādevī-sannidhi; Daityasūdana-sannidhi (Prabhāsa-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Scene: A pilgrim exits Someshvara’s vicinity and walks to Umādevī’s shrine, then continues to Daityasūdana’s presence; the path is shown as a sacred circuit with temple markers and offerings in hand.

U
Umādevī
S
Someśvara
D
Daityasūdana

FAQs

Pilgrimage is undertaken step-by-step, honoring multiple manifestations of the Divine across closely linked sacred sites.

Prabhāsa Kṣetra—specifically the vicinity of Someśvara, with connected shrines of Umādevī and Daityasūdana.

A prescribed sequence of visitation (darśana) to Umādevī near Someśvara, then onward to Daityasūdana’s vicinity.