Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

दृष्ट्वा सोमेश्वरं देवं कृष्णं दृष्ट्वा पुनः शिवम् । सौपर्णे कथितं पुण्यं यात्राशतसमुद्भवम्

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā someśvaraṃ devaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ dṛṣṭvā punaḥ śivam | sauparṇe kathitaṃ puṇyaṃ yātrāśatasamudbhavam

Translation

ਸੋਮੇਸ਼ਵਰ ਦੇਵ ਦੇ ਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਕਰਕੇ, ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਕ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਨ ਦੇ ਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਕਰਕੇ, ਅਤੇ ਫਿਰ ਸ਼ਿਵ ਦੇ ਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਕਰਕੇ—ਇਹ ਪੁੰਨ, ਜੋ ਸੌ ਯਾਤਰਾਵਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਉਪਜਦਾ ਹੈ, ਸੌਪਰਨ (ਗਰੁੜ-ਸੰਬੰਧੀ) ਉਪਦੇਸ਼ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਹਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ।

Word by Word

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त्वान्त (absolutive)

• someśvaram: Someśvara
• someśvaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: soma + īśvara (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• devam: the god
• devam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• kṛṣṇam: Kṛṣṇa
• kṛṣṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त्वान्त (absolutive)

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण

• śivam: Śiva
• śivam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• sauparṇe: in the Sauparṇa (text/tradition)
• sauparṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sauparṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (ग्रन्थनाम), सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘सौपर्णे (पुराणे/आख्याने)’

• kathitam: declared, told
• kathitam: Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kath (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त/PPP, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘कथितम्’ = said/declared

• puṇyam: merit, holy benefit
• puṇyam: Karma/Topic (कर्म/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• yātrāśatasamudbhavam: arising from a hundred pilgrimages
• yātrāśatasamudbhavam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yātrā + śata + samudbhava (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—यात्रा-शतात् समुद्भवम् (पञ्चमी-तत्पुरुषः/बहुपद-समास)

Speaker

Unspecified (contextual narrator within Dvārakā Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Someshvara–Dvārakā Hari-Hara circuit

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A three-panel pilgrimage tableau: (1) Someshvara liṅga with abhiṣeka, (2) Kṛṣṇa in royal Dvārakā receiving devotees, (3) Śiva again blessing the pilgrim—suggesting a completed circuit and Hari-Hara harmony.

Characters & Entities

• Someśvara (Somanātha)
• Kṛṣṇa
• Śiva
• Sauparṇa (Garuda tradition)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A combined darśana of Śiva and Kṛṣṇa (Hari–Śiva harmony) is exalted as yielding extraordinary merit, equated to many pilgrimages.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The circuit involving Someśvara/Somanātha (Prabhāsa) and Dvārakā (Kṛṣṇa), with renewed Śiva-darśana as part of the route.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Sequential darśana: Someśvara → Kṛṣṇa → Śiva again, as a meritorious pilgrimage pattern.