Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 184

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । इति तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा महर्षेर्भावितात्मनः । तत्र गंतुं मनश्चक्रे सोमेशाराधनं प्रति

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | iti tadvacanaṃ śrutvā maharṣerbhāvitātmanaḥ | tatra gaṃtuṃ manaścakre someśārādhanaṃ prati

Translation

Īśvara nói: “Nghe lời ấy của bậc đại hiền, tâm đã thanh tịnh và kiên định, ông liền quyết chí đến nơi ấy, một lòng hướng về việc thờ phụng Someshvara.”

Word by Word

• ईश्वरः: Īśvara (the Lord)
• ईश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular masculine

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; 3rd person singular perfect

• इति: thus
• इति: Discourse marker (Quotation/उद्धरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्त्यर्थक/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)

• तत्-वचनम्: that statement
• तत्-वचनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम) + वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; accusative singular neuter; (तस्य वचनम्)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); ‘having heard’

• महर्षेः: of the great sage
• महर्षेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; genitive singular masculine; (महान् ऋषिः)

• भावित-आत्मनः: of the self-controlled (one)
• भावित-आत्मनः: Sambandha (Genitive qualifier/सम्बन्ध-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भावित (कृदन्त; भू) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; genitive singular masculine; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त ‘cultivated/steadied’; विशेषण of महर्षेः

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• गन्तुम्: to go
• गन्तुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (infinitive); ‘to go’

• मनः: mind
• मनः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; accusative singular neuter

• चक्रे: made, resolved
• चक्रे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; 3rd person singular perfect (middle)

• सोमेश-आराधनम्: worship of Someśa
• सोमेश-आराधनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोमेश + आराधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; accusative singular neuter; (सोमेशस्य आराधनम्)

• प्रति: towards, concerning
• प्रति: Sambandha (Directional/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्गसदृश/पूर्वसर्ग (preposition-like indeclinable) governing accusative; ‘towards/with regard to’

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) as narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Somēśvara (Somnātha) in Prabhāsa

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After hearing the seer’s words, the devotee’s face shifts from worry to resolve; he turns toward the road leading to Somēśvara, with the coastal temple silhouette ahead.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara
• Maharṣi (Gośṛṅga)
• Someshvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Right counsel from realized sages inspires decisive movement toward sacred worship—faith becomes action (yātrā and ārādhana).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Someshvara at Prabhāsa-kṣetra, the destination of the worship-seeker’s resolve.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse emphasizes intention and journey toward Someshvara worship; the specific vow is the Somavāra-vrata described earlier.