Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

हावैर्भावैः समोपेतं हास्यैरन्यैस्तदात्मिकैः । यावद्वर्षसहस्रांतं दिव्यं चैव निमेषवत्

Transliteration

hāvairbhāvaiḥ samopetaṃ hāsyairanyaistadātmikaiḥ | yāvadvarṣasahasrāṃtaṃ divyaṃ caiva nimeṣavat

Translation

مصحوبًا بإيماءاتٍ مرِحة ومشاعرَ رقيقة، وبالضحك وسائرِ ما يشابه ذلك من التعابير، مضى ذلك الزمانُ الإلهي—الذي امتدّ إلى نهاية ألفِ سنة—كأنّه لمحةُ عينٍ واحدة.

Word by Word

• hāvaiḥ: with amorous gestures
• hāvaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• bhāvaiḥ: with emotions/expressions
• bhāvaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• samopetam: endowed/attended with
• samopetam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam + upa + ita (प्रातिपदिक; √i/√et?)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘सम्-उप-इ’ → समुपेत; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (कर्म/वस्तु)

• hāsyaiḥ: with laughter/smiles
• hāsyaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hāsya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• anyaiḥ: other
• anyaiḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (तदात्मिकैः)

• tadātmikaiḥ: of that nature/consisting of those
• tadātmikaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad + ātmika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (तदात्मिका = तद्रूपा/तद्गुणयुक्ताः); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• yāvat: up to
• yāvat: Adhikarana (Limit/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/अवधिवाचक-अव्यय (up to/as long as)

• varṣa: year
• varṣa: Sambandha (Compound member/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, समासाङ्ग (in compound)

• sahasra: thousand
• sahasra: Sambandha (Compound member/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sahasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, समासाङ्ग (in compound)

• antam: ending at (i.e., lasting)
• antam: Karman (Extent/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: वर्ष-सहस्र-अन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; परिमाणवाचक

• divyam: divine
• divyam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (काल/अवधि)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphasis)

• nimeṣa-vat: like a blink (as if in an instant)
• nimeṣa-vat: Visheshana (Simile/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nimeṣa + vat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास/तद्धितान्त (वत् = possessing/like); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपमानवाचक-विशेषणम्

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kailāsa (implied)

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva and Pārvatī in playful, affectionate exchange—gestures, smiles, laughter—while a subtle cosmic motif shows a thousand-year span flowing like a blink, suggesting transcendence of time.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Pārvatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine time and human time differ; in the presence of the sacred, vast spans can appear effortless and momentary.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is praised in this verse; it continues the Kailāsa-centered narrative mood.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.