Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

एवं कतिपयः कालो गतश्चोपासनात्तयोः

Transliteration

evaṃ katipayaḥ kālo gataścopāsanāttayoḥ

Translation

Ainsi passa quelque temps, tandis que tous deux demeuraient absorbés dans l’adoration dévote.

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (indeclinable adverb)

• katipayaḥ: some/a few
• katipayaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: katipaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; संख्याविशेषण (masc nom sg; ‘some/a few’)

• kālaḥ: time/period
• kālaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन (masc nominative singular)

• gataḥ: passed
• gataḥ: Kriyā (State/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन (masc nom sg; ‘gone/passed’)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha-bodhaka (Connector/सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• upāsanāt: from/after worship
• upāsanāt: Apādāna (Source/Cause/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upāsanā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन (fem ablative singular)

• tayoḥ: of the two (of them)
• tayoḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विवचनार्थे, षष्ठी (6), द्विवचन (genitive dual; ‘of the two’)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa), deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narrative style

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A quiet montage-like sense: days passing as Himavān and Girijā continue worship—lamps lit, flowers offered, seasons subtly shifting in the Himalaya.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady worship and perseverance in devotion mature over time and bear fruit within dharmic narratives.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader setting is Kedāra/Kedārakhaṇḍa (Kedāranātha sacred region), though this verse itself focuses on the passage of time in worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed; the verse generally highlights continued upāsanā (devotional practice).