Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

दृष्ट्या तनू ततो यातौ प्रभासं शिवसद्म च । तावेतौ सोमनाथौ द्वौ सिद्धेश्वरसमीपतः

Transliteration

dṛṣṭyā tanū tato yātau prabhāsaṃ śivasadma ca | tāvetau somanāthau dvau siddheśvarasamīpataḥ

Translation

پھر محض دیدار ہی سے ان کے جسم پرابھاس اور شیو کے دھام تک پہنچا دیے گئے۔ وہ دونوں سدھیشور کے قریب واقع دو سومناتھ، یعنی جڑواں سومناتھ بن گئے۔

Word by Word

• दृष्ट्या: by (their) sight
• दृष्ट्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dṛṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण

• तनू: their bodies
• तनू: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tanū (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), द्विवचन; कर्मपद

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक अव्यय (then)

• यातौ: the two went
• यातौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), द्विवचन

• प्रभासम्: to Prabhāsa
• प्रभासम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म (destination as object of motion)

• शिवसद्म: Śiva’s abode
• शिवसद्म: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + sadman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म; समासः: शिवस्य सद्म (genitive tatpurusha)

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

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), द्विवचन; सर्वनाम; कर्तृपद

• एतौ: these two
• एतौ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), द्विवचन; सर्वनाम; विशेषण—तौ

• सोमनाथौ: the two Somanāthas
• सोमनाथौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: somanātha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), द्विवचन; कर्तृ/नाम

• द्वौ: two
• द्वौ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvi (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), द्विवचन; संख्याविशेषण—सोमनाथौ

• सिद्धेश्वरसमीपतः: near Siddheśvara
• सिद्धेश्वरसमीपतः: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: siddheśvara (प्रातिपदिक) + samīpa (प्रातिपदिक) + tas (तसिल्)
• Form: तसिलन्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb: 'from/near'); समासः: सिद्धेश्वरस्य समीपतः (near Siddheśvara)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa; Twin Somanātha near Siddheśvara

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Through a flash of sacred vision, the two devotees are carried—bodies uplifted—toward Prabhāsa and then to Śiva’s celestial abode; later they are shown as twin liṅgas called the two Somanāthas near Siddheśvara.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa
• Śiva-sadma
• Somanātha
• Siddheśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana itself is transformative: sacred sight can transport and sanctify, establishing one firmly in Śiva’s sphere.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa (Prabhas Patan region), with special mention of Somanātha and proximity to Siddheśvara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated; the verse highlights the power of darśana and the sanctity of location.