Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 89

Devanagari script

यदा चंद्रश्च सूर्यश्च तथा तिष्यबृहस्पती । एकराशौ समेष्यंति प्रपत्स्यति तदा कृतम्

Transliteration

yadā caṃdraśca sūryaśca tathā tiṣyabṛhaspatī | ekarāśau sameṣyaṃti prapatsyati tadā kṛtam

Translation

Wenn Mond und Sonne sowie Tiṣya zusammen mit Bṛhaspati in einem einzigen Tierkreiszeichen zusammentreffen, dann wird das Kṛta-Yuga einsetzen.

Word by Word

• यदा: when
• यदा: Sambandha (Temporal link/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• चन्द्रः: the Moon
• चन्द्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: candra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• सूर्यः: the Sun
• सूर्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (likewise/also)

• तिष्यबृहस्पती: Tiṣya and Bṛhaspati (Jupiter)
• तिष्यबृहस्पती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tiṣya (प्रातिपदिक) + bṛhaspati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (तिष्यः च बृहस्पतिः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन (dual)

• एकराशौ: in one zodiac sign
• एकराशौ: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: eka (संख्या) + rāśi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (एकः राशिः); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• समेष्यन्ति: will come together/assemble
• समेष्यन्ति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√i (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• प्रपत्स्यति: will occur/ensue
• प्रपत्स्यति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-pad (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तदा: then
• तदा: Sambandha (Temporal link/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• कृतम्: the Kṛta age
• कृतम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; युगनाम (Kṛta-yuga)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A night-sky tableau over the Prabhāsa coast: Moon and Sun symbolically aligned with Tiṣya and Bṛhaspati, zodiac wheel behind them; below, pilgrims at a sacred shore/temple precinct contemplating the turning of yugas.

Characters & Entities

• Candra
• Sūrya
• Tiṣya (Puṣya)
• Bṛhaspati
• Kṛta-yuga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Cosmic order is reflected in time-cycles; dharma’s renewal is portrayed as aligned with celestial harmony.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named here; the astrological marker is embedded in the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya narrative setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it provides a calendrical/cosmic indicator rather than a rite.