Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 105

Devanagari script

गताः कृष्णपुरीं सर्वे दृष्ट्वा सोमेश्वरं प्रभुम् । आहूतस्तैश्चंद्रशर्मा न गतो द्वारकां पुरीम्

Transliteration

gatāḥ kṛṣṇapurīṃ sarve dṛṣṭvā someśvaraṃ prabhum | āhūtastaiścaṃdraśarmā na gato dvārakāṃ purīm

Translation

وہ سب کرشن پوری گئے اور پرمیشور سومیشور کے درشن کرکے چندرشرما کو بھی بلایا، مگر وہ دوارکا کی نگری کو نہ گیا۔

Word by Word

• गताः: went
• गताः: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• कृष्णपुरीम्: to Kṛṣṇa’s city
• कृष्णपुरीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण + पुरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• सर्वे: all (of them)
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal); ‘having seen’

• सोमेश्वरम्: Someśvara
• सोमेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• प्रभुम्: the lord
• प्रभुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सोमेश्वरस्य विशेषणरूपेण

• आहूतः: was invited
• आहूतः: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + हु (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; ‘having been invited/called’

• तैः: by them
• तैः: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• चन्द्रशर्मा: Candraśarmā
• चन्द्रशर्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र + शर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (नाम); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• गतः: went
• गतः: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• द्वारकाम्: to Dvārakā
• द्वारकाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• पुरीम्: city
• पुरीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; द्वारकायाः विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन

Speaker

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

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā / Kṛṣṇapurī; Someśvara-darśana within the kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and sages / or the addressed king in adjacent verses (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of pilgrims arrives at Kṛṣṇapurī; they stand before a Śiva-liṅga/Someśvara shrine, then turn to invite Candraśarman, who remains apart, hesitant and unmoving at the edge of the procession.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇapurī
• Someśvara
• Candraśarman
• Dvārakā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It highlights a devotee’s selective religious priority, setting up a narrative consequence tied to honoring (or neglecting) certain sacred destinations.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Someśvara (Somnātha/Śiva) is central; Dvārakā is mentioned as the place not visited by Candraśarman.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana of Someśvara is described; no explicit new ritual is prescribed in this verse.