Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । सोमनाथस्य ऐशान्यां सांबादित्याग्निगोचरे । ब्रह्मणः परमं स्थानं ब्रह्मलोक इवापरः

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | somanāthasya aiśānyāṃ sāṃbādityāgnigocare | brahmaṇaḥ paramaṃ sthānaṃ brahmaloka ivāparaḥ

Translation

ஈசுவரன் கூறினார்—சோமநாதரின் ஈசான்யத் திசையில், சாம்பாதித்யன் மற்றும் அக்னியின் எல்லைக்குள், பிரம்மாவின் பரம வாசஸ்தலம் உள்ளது—மற்றொரு பிரம்மலோகம் போல।

Word by Word

• ईश्वरः: Īśvara
• ईश्वरः: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• सोमनाथस्य: of Somanātha
• सोमनाथस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोमनाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; genitive = 'of Somanātha'

• ऐशान्याम्: in the northeast (quarter)
• ऐशान्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऐशानी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; locative = 'in the northeastern direction/quarter'

• साम्ब-आदित्य-अग्नि-गोचरे: in the precinct of Sāmba, Āditya, and Agni
• साम्ब-आदित्य-अग्नि-गोचरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साम्ब (प्रातिपदिक) + आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक) + अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + गोचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः = तत्पुरुष (साम्बादित्याग्नीनां गोचरः = 'in the precinct/region of Sāmba, Āditya, and Agni [shrines]')

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; genitive = 'of Brahmā'

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; qualifies स्थानम्

• स्थानम्: abode/place
• स्थानम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ब्रह्मलोकः: Brahmaloka
• ब्रह्मलोकः: Karta (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्म (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः = तत्पुरुष ('world of Brahmā')

• इव: like
• इव: Sambandha (Comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानार्थक-अव्यय = 'like/as if'

• अपरः: another (as it were)
• अपरः: Kriya (Predicative/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'another/second' (predicative of स्थानम्/ब्रह्मलोकः)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Brahmā-sthāna near Somnātha (within Sāmbāditya–Agni precinct)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Īśvara points out the northeast quarter of Somnātha, indicating a luminous enclave where Sāmbāditya and Agni shrines stand, and beyond/within them Brahmā’s supreme abode shines like a second Brahmaloka.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Somanātha
• Sāmbāditya
• Agni
• Brahmā
• Brahmaloka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇa anchors transcendence in geography: Brahmā’s ‘other Brahmaloka’ is encountered through pilgrimage near Somanātha.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Somanātha at Prabhāsa, specifically the northeastern area associated with Sāmbāditya and Agni, identified as Brahmā’s supreme station.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated; the verse provides directional and locational guidance for pilgrimage and worship.