Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 102

Devanagari script

प्रतिवर्षं तु कुरुते सोमनाथस्य दर्शनम् । न जहाति विशेषेण सोमपर्व नरेश्वर

Transliteration

prativarṣaṃ tu kurute somanāthasya darśanam | na jahāti viśeṣeṇa somaparva nareśvara

Translation

ทุกปีเขาย่อมไปเฝ้าดูพระโสมณาถ (ดรศนะ); และข้าแต่มหาราช โดยเฉพาะในวันโสมปัรวะ เขาไม่เคยละเลยเลย

Word by Word

• प्रतिवर्षम्: every year
• प्रतिवर्षम्: Kriya-vishesana (Temporal adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय) + वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; कालवाचक—“every year/annually”

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/तु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/विरोधसूचक

• कुरुते: does, performs
• कुरुते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• सोमनाथस्य: of Somanātha
• सोमनाथस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोमनाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सोमस्य नाथः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः; सम्बन्ध

• दर्शनम्: seeing, दर्शन
• दर्शनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मपद

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• जहाति: abandons, gives up
• जहाति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• विशेषेण: especially
• विशेषेण: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययीभूत (instrumental used adverbially); क्रियाविशेषण—“especially”

• सोमपर्व: the Soma festival/observance
• सोमपर्व: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक) + पर्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सोमस्य पर्व इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः; (व्रत/उत्सव) इति शेषे कर्मपद

• नरेश्वर: O lord of men
• नरेश्वर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; नराणाम् ईश्वरः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

Speaker

Narrator within Dvārakā Māhātmya (contextual purāṇic narrator addressing a king)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Somnātha (Prabhāsa)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (nareśvara/rājan)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim arrives yearly at Somnātha, offering flowers and water to the liṅga under festival banners; the Soma-parvan day is highlighted with moon symbolism and crowded temple approach.

Characters & Entities

• Somanātha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady, recurring devotion—returning year after year for darśana—builds lasting merit and deepens faith.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Somanātha (Somnāth) at Prabhāsa is highlighted through the emphasis on annual darśana.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Regular yearly darśana of Somanātha and special observance of Somaparva (a sacred festival day connected with Soma).