Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 85

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु ब्रह्मा तत्र समागतः । विश्वेदेवसमायुक्तो हंसयानसमाश्रितः

Transliteration

etasminneva kāle tu brahmā tatra samāgataḥ | viśvedevasamāyukto haṃsayānasamāśritaḥ

Translation

En cet instant même, Brahmā arriva en ce lieu, accompagné des Viśvedevas, assis sur son char porté par le cygne (haṃsa).

Word by Word

• एतस्मिन्: in this
• एतस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Time)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Emphasis (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis)

• काले: at the time
• काले: Adhikarana (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: but; then
• तु: Discourse marker (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; contrast)

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• समागतः: arrived
• समागतः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + आ + गम् (धातु) → समागत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विश्वेदेवसमायुक्तः: accompanied by the Viśvedevas
• विश्वेदेवसमायुक्तः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्वेदेव + समायुक्त (प्रातिपदिक); समासः
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हंसयानसमाश्रितः: mounted on the swan-vehicle
• हंसयानसमाश्रितः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हंसयान + समाश्रित (प्रातिपदिक); समासः
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; likely Purāṇic narrator within Tīrthamāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā arrives at the sacred spot, accompanied by Viśvedevas, seated on a swan-borne chariot; the moment is luminous and ceremonially charged.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Viśvedevas
• Haṃsa-yāna (swan vehicle)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma is at stake, divine forces converge—darśana (holy encounter) becomes a turning point for right action.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse occurs within a tīrtha-glorification chapter, but this line itself does not specify the tīrtha’s name.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription here; it sets the scene for a Śrāddha-related doctrinal clarification.