Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 22
Devanagari script
कियत्यपि गते काले पुनरप्याययौ मुनिः । मध्ये लीलावतीनां च ज्ञात्वा कृष्णमवस्थितम्
Transliteration
kiyatyapi gate kāle punarapyāyayau muniḥ | madhye līlāvatīnāṃ ca jñātvā kṛṣṇamavasthitam
Translation
وبعد أن مضى زمنٌ ما عاد الحكيم من جديد؛ ولما علم أن كṛṣṇa مقيمٌ بين النساء اللاعِبات، قصد ذلك الموضع.
Word by Word
kiyatiin/after how much (time)
kiyati:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootkiyat (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; परिमाणवाचक-विशेषण (locative of extent: 'in/after how much')
apialso/even
api:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपि-भाव
gatewhen (it was) gone/passed
gate:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootgam (गम् धातु) + gata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formभूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; 'गते (काले)' = locative absolute-like usage
kālein time; after time
kāle:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootkāla (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन
punaragain
punar:
Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootpunar (अव्यय)
Formक्रियाविशेषण (adverb)
apialso
api:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle)
āyayaucame/returned
āyayau:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rooti (इ धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
muniḥthe sage
muniḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootmuni (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन
madhyein the midst
madhye:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootmadhya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; स्थानवाचक
līlāvatīnāmof the playful women (Līlāvatīs)
līlāvatīnām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootlīlāvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)
jñātvāhaving known/realized
jñātvā:
Kriya (क्रियापूर्वक)
TypeVerb
Rootjñā (ज्ञा धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया
kṛṣṇamKrishna
kṛṣṇam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootkṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन
avasthitamstanding/remaining (there)
avasthitam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootava√sthā (अवस्था धातु) + avasthita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formभूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; 'कृष्णम्' विशेषण
Speaker
Narrator (context within Kāśīkhaṇḍa; likely Skanda to Agastya)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A radiant sage re-enters the sacred city and approaches a private inner court where Kṛṣṇa is seated among playful women; the moment is poised, half-hidden, with attendants and veils suggesting secrecy.
Characters & Entities
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NāradaK
KṛṣṇaFAQs
Purāṇic narratives often show sages intervening at decisive moments to steer events toward dharma.
No specific tīrtha is named in this line; it remains within the Kāśī-khaṇḍa’s overarching sacred geography.
None.