Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 56

Devanagari script

निःसन्दिग्धं तु संक्षेपात्पुरा पृष्टं यतस्त्वया । उद्देशमात्रं कथितं श्रीसोमेशगुणान्प्रति । समुद्रस्येव रत्नानामचिन्त्यस्तस्य विस्तरः

Transliteration

niḥsandigdhaṃ tu saṃkṣepātpurā pṛṣṭaṃ yatastvayā | uddeśamātraṃ kathitaṃ śrīsomeśaguṇānprati | samudrasyeva ratnānāmacintyastasya vistaraḥ

Translation

Vì trước kia nàng hỏi một cách vắn tắt, nên Ta đã đáp không chút nghi ngờ cũng chỉ bằng lời ngắn gọn—mới nêu sơ lược các đức tính của Śrī Someśa. Sự viên mãn rộng lớn của Ngài thật không thể nghĩ bàn, như kho châu báu ngọc báu của đại dương.

Word by Word

• niḥsandigdham: undoubted, certain
• niḥsandigdham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: niḥsandigdha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन (singular)

• tu: indeed, but
• tu: Avyaya (Particle/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधान/विरोधार्थक (particle: but/indeed)

• saṃkṣepāt: briefly, in summary (lit. from brevity)
• saṃkṣepāt: Apādāna (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃkṣepa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th case), एकवचन (singular)

• purā: formerly
• purā: Avyaya (Adverbial/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक (adverb: formerly)

• pṛṣṭam: was asked
• pṛṣṭam: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √prach (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन (singular)

• yataḥ: since, because
• yataḥ: Avyaya (Causal/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, हेतुवाचक (causal: since/because)

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन (singular)

• uddeśa-mātram: only an outline, mere indication
• uddeśa-mātram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: uddeśa (प्रातिपदिक) + mātra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (कर्मधारयार्थे: 'mere mention'), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन (singular)

• kathitam: was told
• kathitam: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kath (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन (singular)

• śrī-someśa-guṇān: the qualities of Śrī Someśa
• śrī-someśa-guṇān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + someśa (प्रातिपदिक) + guṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'of Śrī-Someśa'), पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचन (plural)

• prati: towards, regarding
• prati: Upapada/Avyaya (Postposition/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prati (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, उपपद (towards/with regard to)

• samudrasya: of the ocean
• samudrasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन (singular)

• iva: like
• iva: Avyaya (Comparison/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, उपमानवाचक (comparative particle: like)

• ratnānām: of gems
• ratnānām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ratna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), बहुवचन (plural)

• acintyaḥ: inconceivable
• acintyaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-cintya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन (singular)

• tasya: of that (of him/it)
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन (singular)

• vistaraḥ: extent, elaboration
• vistaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vistara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śrī-Someśvara (Somnātha) in Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva explains to Devī that he spoke only briefly; behind them the vast ocean suggests countless gems, symbolizing Someśvara’s immeasurable virtues.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Pārvatī)
• Śrī Someśa (Somnātha/Śiva)
• Ocean (samudra)
• Gems (ratna)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha-deity’s greatness is portrayed as limitless; scripture offers an outline, while lived devotion discovers depth.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra through the praise of Śrī Someśa (Somnātha).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse frames the discourse as a brief indication of a far vaster māhātmya.