Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 138

Devanagari script

प्रभासे सोमनाथस्य लिंगमध्ये व्यवस्थितः । स्वयं तिष्ठति पुण्यात्मा भोगं गृह्णाति केशवः

Transliteration

prabhāse somanāthasya liṃgamadhye vyavasthitaḥ | svayaṃ tiṣṭhati puṇyātmā bhogaṃ gṛhṇāti keśavaḥ

Translation

پربھاس میں سومَناتھ کے لِنگ کے عین وسط میں پُنّیاتما کیشو خود قائم رہتا ہے اور وہاں چڑھایا گیا بھوگ خود قبول کرتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• प्रभासे: in Prabhāsa
• प्रभासे: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• सोमनाथस्य: of Somanātha
• सोमनाथस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोमनाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; समास: सोमस्य नाथः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• लिङ्गमध्ये: in the middle of the liṅga
• लिङ्गमध्ये: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग + मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; समास: लिङ्गस्य मध्ये (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• व्यवस्थितः: stationed/established
• व्यवस्थितः: Predicate adjective (state of subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-अव-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; स्थित्यर्थे (being stationed)

• स्वयम्: personally/by himself
• स्वयम्: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: स्वतन्त्रकर्तृवाचक अव्यय (oneself/by oneself)

• तिष्ठति: stands/abides
• तिष्ठति: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• पुण्यात्मा: the holy-souled one
• पुण्यात्मा: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; समास: पुण्यः आत्मा यस्य/पुण्य आत्मा (कर्मधारय)

• भोगम्: enjoyment/portion
• भोगम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• गृह्णाति: takes/receives
• गृह्णाति: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• केशवः: Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)
• केशवः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrative instructor within Dvārakā-māhātmya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa–Somanātha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Implied pilgrim-audience; immediate addressee not explicit in this verse

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Inside the garbhagṛha: the Somanātha liṅga radiates; within its glow appears Keśava, subtle yet distinct, receiving naivedya; priests hold lamps; devotees witness a theophany.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa
• Somanātha
• Liṅga
• Keśava

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The kṣetra is portrayed as a unified divine seat where Śiva-worship also reaches Keśava, affirming integrated devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, especially Somanātha’s liṅga.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied worship through offerings (bhoga/naivedya) at Somanātha, understood as accepted by Keśava.