Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 96

Devanagari script

सोमेश्वरे च यत्पुण्यं सोमस्य ग्रहणे तथा । तत्फलं लभते तत्र स्नानमात्रान्न संशयः

Transliteration

someśvare ca yatpuṇyaṃ somasya grahaṇe tathā | tatphalaṃ labhate tatra snānamātrānna saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Todo o mérito que há em Someśvara, assim também o que há num eclipse lunar: esse mesmo fruto se alcança ali apenas com o banho ritual; disso não há dúvida.

Word by Word

• सोमेश्वरे: at Someśvara
• सोमेश्वरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोमेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; सोम + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• यत्: whatever/that which
• यत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; विशेषण (relative pronoun)

• पुण्यम्: merit
• पुण्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन

• सोमस्य: of Soma (the Moon)
• सोमस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• ग्रहणे: at the eclipse
• ग्रहणे: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रहण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: तुल्यताबोधक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘likewise’)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (demonstrative)

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• स्नानमात्रात्: from mere bathing alone
• स्नानमात्रात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नानमात्र (प्रातिपदिक; स्नान + मात्र)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified (deduced: narrator addressing a king — 'mahārāja' appears shortly after)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Someśvara (Revā-tīrtha)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pāṇḍava / Pāṇḍunandana addressed in surrounding verses

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims bathe at a calm river-ford of Revā under a sky suggestive of a lunar eclipse; a liṅga of Someśvara stands on the bank with lamps and bilva leaves; the mood is solemn and wondrous.

Characters & Entities

• Someśvara
• Soma (Moon)
• Grahaṇa (eclipse)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A highly sanctified tīrtha can grant exceptional merit with minimal ritual—mere bathing—because of the place’s inherent sacred power.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Someśvara and the associated tīrtha being praised within the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (sacred bathing) alone is stated to yield the merit.