Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 59
इति संव्याहरंतीनामनंतोध्वाऽतितुच्छवत् । क्षणात्तासां व्यतिक्रांतः प्राप्ताश्च स्वंस्वमालयम्
iti saṃvyāharaṃtīnāmanaṃtodhvā'titucchavat | kṣaṇāttāsāṃ vyatikrāṃtaḥ prāptāśca svaṃsvamālayam
Tandis qu’elles parlaient ainsi, la longue nuit passa comme une chose infime ; en un instant elle s’évanouit, et chacune atteignit sa propre demeure.
Narrator (contextually Skanda narrating the Kāśīkhaṇḍa episode)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A long night of conversation dissolves into a quick transition; figures walking back through narrow Kāśī lanes toward their homes; lamps flicker; the sense of time compresses.
FAQs
It marks narrative pacing: worldly time feels light when the mind is absorbed—preparing the reader for the sacred turn of events.
None directly; it is a narrative bridge within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa.
None.