Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

प्रदोषसमये देवः कैलासे रजतालये । करोति नृत्यं विबुधैरभिष्टुतगुणोदयः

Transliteration

pradoṣasamaye devaḥ kailāse rajatālaye | karoti nṛtyaṃ vibudhairabhiṣṭutaguṇodayaḥ

Translation

At the time of pradoṣa, the Lord, in Kailāsa—His silver abode—performs the cosmic dance, while the gods hymn the rising glory of His virtues.

Word by Word

• प्रदोष-समये: at the time of pradoṣa
• प्रदोष-समये: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रदोष (प्रातिपदिक) + समय (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (प्रदोषस्य समये)

• देवः: the Lord / god
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• कैलासे: on Kailāsa
• कैलासे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• रजत-आलये: in the silver abode
• रजत-आलये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रजत (प्रातिपदिक) + आलय (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (रजत-आलयः = silver abode)

• करोति: does / performs
• करोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; धातुः: कृ (तनादि)

• नृत्यम्: dance
• नृत्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• विबुधैः: by/with the gods
• विबुधैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विबुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• अभिष्टुत-गुण-उदयः: whose rising virtues are praised
• अभिष्टुत-गुण-उदयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि-स्तु (धातु) → अभिष्टुत (कृदन्त) + गुण (प्रातिपदिक) + उदय (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (यस्य गुणोदयः अभिष्टुतः सः)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice; not explicit in the snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kailāsa

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At dusk on Kailāsa’s shining ‘silver’ terraces, Śiva dances; devas form a semicircle singing hymns, with celestial instruments and a luminous Himalayan backdrop.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Deva)
• Kailāsa
• Vibudhāḥ (Devas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pradoṣa is depicted as a sacred time when Śiva’s divine līlā (dance) is especially manifest and worthy of praise.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kailāsa is highlighted as Śiva’s luminous abode (rajatālaya).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, pradoṣa is recommended as a time for stuti (hymns) and devotion focused on Śiva.