Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

संगता नाम नाम्ना च दक्षा दाक्षायणी यथा । एवं निवसतोस्तत्र वर्षाणामयुतं गतम्

Transliteration

saṃgatā nāma nāmnā ca dakṣā dākṣāyaṇī yathā | evaṃ nivasatostatra varṣāṇāmayutaṃ gatam

Translation

Ihr Name war Saṅgatā, tüchtig und fähig wie Dakṣāyāṇī, die Tochter Dakṣas. So vergingen, während die beiden dort verweilten, zehntausend Jahre.

Word by Word

• संगता: assembled, united
• संगता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्+गम् (धातु) → संगत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle)

• नाम: by name / named
• नाम: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः (as a naming particle)

• नाम्ना: by (the) name
• नाम्ना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

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

• दक्षा: Dakṣā (proper name)
• दक्षा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (व्यक्तिनाम)

• दाक्षायणी: Dākṣāyaṇī (daughter of Dakṣa)
• दाक्षायणी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष + अयनी (प्रातिपदिक); दाक्षायणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (व्यक्तिनाम)

• यथा: as, just like
• यथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानवाचक-अव्यय (comparative particle)

• एवं: thus
• एवं: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• निवसतोः: of the two residing
• निवसतोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि+वस् (धातु) → निवसत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त), षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), द्विवचन; ‘निवसत्’ = dwelling; genitive dual ‘of the two dwelling’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• वर्षाणाम्: of years
• वर्षाणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• अयुतम्: ten thousand
• अयुतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/प्रथमा or 2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; संख्यावाचक (ten-thousand)

• गतम्: passed, elapsed
• गतम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) → गत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past participle)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A hermitage-like dwelling near the sacred waters: the couple lives simply; seasons cycle subtly while the figures remain steady, conveying ‘ten thousand years passed’. Saṅgatā is shown capable and serene, evoking Dakṣāyaṇī’s steadfastness.

Characters & Entities

• Saṅgatā
• Dakṣāyāṇī (Satī)
• Dakṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic sacred narratives often expand time to show the enduring power of dharma and the long maturation of merit at holy places.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting is within Vastrāpathakṣetra Māhātmya (Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa), presenting the locale as a place fit for long, merit-bearing residence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it notes prolonged residence (nivāsa) as part of a spiritually charged life in the sacred region.