Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 61
Devanagari script
ततः प्रभाते विमले प्रोद्गते रविमण्डले । भूयोपि राजपत्नी सा भूषणान्यंबराणि च
Transliteration
tataḥ prabhāte vimale prodgate ravimaṇḍale | bhūyopi rājapatnī sā bhūṣaṇānyaṃbarāṇi ca
Translation
Then, at the pure dawn when the orb of the sun had risen, that queen again brought ornaments and garments as well.
Word by Word
ततःthen/thereafter
ततः:
Kāla/Sequence (Time/क्रम)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, अपादान/क्रमबोधक (thereafter/from then)
प्रभातेin the morning
प्रभाते:
Adhikaraṇa (Time-location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रभात (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन
विमलेpure/clear
विमले:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootविमल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying प्रभाते)
प्रोद्गतेwhen risen/risen
प्रोद्गते:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeVerb
Rootउद् + गम् (धातु) उपसर्ग: प्र-उद्-
Formकृदन्त-क्त (past participle used adjectivally), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying रविमण्डले)
रविमण्डलेin the sun’s orb
रविमण्डले:
Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootरवि + मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन
भूयःagain
भूयः:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Repetition)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootभूयः (अव्यय)
Formपुनरर्थक अव्यय (again/further)
अपिalso
अपि:
Discourse particle (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपि-अर्थ (also)
राजपत्नीthe king’s wife/queen
राजपत्नी:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootराजन् + पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
साshe
सा:
Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
भूषणानिornaments
भूषणानि:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootभूषण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन
अम्बराणिgarments/clothes
अम्बराणि:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootअम्बर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन
चand
च:
Connector (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)
Speaker
Narrator (specific speaker not in snippet)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: At spotless dawn, the sun’s disc rises; the queen reappears carrying garments and ornaments, suggesting a daily procession of giving against a luminous morning sky.
Characters & Entities
R
rājapatnī (queen)R
ravi (sun)FAQs
It emphasizes consistency in pious giving—returning at auspicious dawn to continue service.
No named tīrtha appears in this verse.
Implied morning-time practice of offering (dāna), though not formalized as a specific rite.