Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

उर्वश्याः समयं राज्ञा विश्वावसुरयं सह । विदित्वा सह गन्धर्वैः समवेतो निशांतरे

Transliteration

urvaśyāḥ samayaṃ rājñā viśvāvasurayaṃ saha | viditvā saha gandharvaiḥ samaveto niśāṃtare

Translation

Ayant appris l’accord entre Urvaśī et le roi, Viśvāvasu, avec les Gandharvas, se rassembla au plus profond de la nuit.

Word by Word

• उर्वश्याः: of Urvashī
• उर्वश्याः: Sambandha (Possession/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उर्वशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — Genitive singular

• समयम्: agreement/appointment
• समयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Accusative singular

• राज्ञा: with the king
• राज्ञा: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन — Instrumental singular

• विश्वावसुः: Viśvāvasu
• विश्वावसुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वावसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative singular

• अयम्: this (one)
• अयम्: Apposition (Co-referent/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative singular

• सह: together with
• सह: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — preposition-like indeclinable (‘together with’)

• विदित्वा: having learned
• विदित्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव कृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), ‘having known/ascertained’

• सह: with
• सह: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — ‘with’

• गन्धर्वैः: with the Gandharvas
• गन्धर्वैः: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन — Instrumental plural

• समवेतः: assembled
• समवेतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-अव-इ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — ‘assembled/come together’; उपसर्ग: सम्+अव

• निशा-अन्तरे: in the middle of the night
• निशा-अन्तरे: Kala-adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निशा-अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक; निशा + अन्तर)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — Locative singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘in the middle of the night’)

Speaker

Narrator

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A nocturnal forest edge near the royal dwelling: Viśvāvasu with a retinue of Gandharvas gathers quietly, moon overhead, shadows, hushed gestures indicating a planned intervention.

Characters & Entities

• Urvaśī
• Purūravas
• Viśvāvasu
• Gandharvas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Hidden consequences follow from conditions and vows; what is agreed upon shapes destiny and later events.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it describes a nocturnal gathering by Gandharvas after learning the pact.