Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 59

Devanagari script

ईदृशं पुरुषं दृष्ट्वा स्थितं सोमेश्वरोन्मुखम् । नित्यं तुष्यंति पितरो गर्जंति च पिता महाः

Transliteration

īdṛśaṃ puruṣaṃ dṛṣṭvā sthitaṃ someśvaronmukham | nityaṃ tuṣyaṃti pitaro garjaṃti ca pitā mahāḥ

Translation

Pagkakita sa gayong tao na nakatindig at nakaharap kay Someśvara, ang mga Pitṛ (mga ninunong espiritu) ay laging nalulugod, at maging ang mga lalong matatandang ninuno ay sumisigaw sa galak.

Word by Word

• īdṛśam: such, of this kind
• īdṛśam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: īdṛśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; adjective qualifying 'puruṣam'

• puruṣam: a man, person
• puruṣam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puruṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); ‘having seen’

• sthitam: standing, stationed
• sthitam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthā (धातु) → sthita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle) used adjectivally; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; qualifying 'puruṣam'

• someśvara-unmukham: facing Lord Someśvara
• someśvara-unmukham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: someśvara (प्रातिपदिक) + unmukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (someśvare unmukhaḥ = turned toward Someśvara); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; qualifying 'puruṣam'

• nityam: always
• nityam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; adverb (कालवाचक)

• tuṣyanti: are pleased
• tuṣyanti: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tuṣ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• pitaraḥ: the ancestors
• pitaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• garjanti: roar, exclaim loudly
• garjanti: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: garj (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; conjunction (समुच्चय)

• pitā: father (ancestor)
• pitā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• mahāḥ: great, venerable
• mahāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahant (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; used as honorific epithet with 'pitaraḥ' (sense: ‘great’)

Speaker

Unspecified (within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Someśvara (Prabhāsa)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee stands with folded hands, face turned toward Someśvara; behind him appear subtle ancestral forms (pitṛs and pitāmahas) in luminous, satisfied expressions, as if roaring in joy.

Characters & Entities

• Someśvara
• Pitṛs

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion to Śiva at Prabhāsa uplifts not only the devotee but also one’s ancestors, bringing lasting ancestral satisfaction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The presence of Lord Someśvara in Prabhāsakṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is detailed; the emphasized act is standing in reverent orientation toward Someśvara (Śiva-focused devotion).