Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 92

Devanagari script

तीर्थद्वयस्य तीरेऽसौ किंचित्कालं तु तस्थिवान् । तस्मिन्काले च गायत्रीसरस्वत्यौ मुनीश्वराः

Transliteration

tīrthadvayasya tīre'sau kiṃcitkālaṃ tu tasthivān | tasminkāle ca gāyatrīsarasvatyau munīśvarāḥ

Translation

Il demeura quelque temps sur la rive des deux eaux sacrées. En cet instant même, ô seigneurs parmi les munis, Gāyatrī et Sarasvatī allaient s’y manifester.

Word by Word

• तीर्थद्वयस्य: of the two tīrthas
• तीर्थद्वयस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास

• तीरे: on the bank
• तीरे: Adhikaraṇa (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• असौ: he (that person)
• असौ: Kartā (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• किंचित्-कालम्: for some time
• किंचित्-कालम्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Temporal extent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किंचित् (अव्यय/सर्वनाम) + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (‘किंचित् एव कालम्’)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधसूचक (but/indeed)

• तस्थिवान्: stood / remained
• तस्थिवान्: Kriyā (Predicative action/state)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्तवत्-प्रत्ययान्त (past active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; √स्था

• तस्मिन्-काले: at that time
• तस्मिन्-काले: Adhikaraṇa (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘तस्मिन् काले’ (locative)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• गायत्री-सरस्वत्यौ: Gāyatrī and Sarasvatī
• गायत्री-सरस्वत्यौ: Kartā (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गायत्री (प्रातिपदिक) + सरस्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व

• मुनीश्वराः: lords among sages
• मुनीश्वराः: Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa (Apposition/epithet)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘मुनीनां ईश्वराः’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (appositive epithet)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator in Setukhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Tīrthadvaya (Twin Tīrthas)

Type: sangam

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: munīśvarāḥ

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kaśyapa sits on the sandy/rocky bank between two sacred waters, posture composed, eyes half-closed; the air shimmers as if preparing for a divine epiphany; subtle hints of feminine radiance gather in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Kaśyapa
• Gāyatrī
• Sarasvatī
• Tīrthadvaya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Lingering reverently at a holy place is depicted as inviting divine presence and revelation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The bank of the ‘twin tīrthas’ in Setu-kṣetra as described in Setukhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new rite is prescribed here; it narrates remaining at the tīrtha after bathing, implying attentive pilgrimage conduct.