Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 99

Devanagari script

ततः कालेन महता गत्वा प्रत्यक्षतां रविः । प्रोवाच सुन्दरं प्रीत्या वाक्यमेतन्मुनिं प्रति

Transliteration

tataḥ kālena mahatā gatvā pratyakṣatāṃ raviḥ | provāca sundaraṃ prītyā vākyametanmuniṃ prati

Translation

Après un long temps, Ravi (le Soleil) se manifesta au grand jour. Satisfait, il adressa au muni ces paroles gracieuses, avec joie et bienveillance.

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = indeclinable adverb; अर्थे: 'तस्मात्/अनन्तरम्' (thereafter)

• कालेन: by time
• कालेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; instrumental = 'by/with time'

• महता: great, long
• महता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; विशेषणं 'कालेन' (agreeing with kālena)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/पूर्वकालिक)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive) = 'having gone'

• प्रत्यक्षताम्: to (full) visibility/presence
• प्रत्यक्षताम्: Karma (Goal/कर्म-गति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pratyakṣatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; 'to visibility/presence'

• रविः: the Sun
• रविः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ravi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• प्रोवाच: said
• प्रोवाच: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; 'said/spoke'

• सुन्दरम्: beautiful
• सुन्दरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sundara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणं 'वाक्यम्' (understood)

• प्रीत्या: with affection
• प्रीत्या: Karana (Manner/भावकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; instrumental = 'with affection'

• वाक्यम्: speech, words
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshana (Determiner/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषणं 'वाक्यम्'

• मुनिम्: to the sage
• मुनिम्: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• प्रति: towards, to
• प्रति: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prati (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उपसर्ग/निपात-प्रयोगः) = preposition-like indeclinable; 'towards/with regard to'

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; specific speaker not explicit in this verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After years, the Sun-god emerges in visible form—radiant, haloed, with lotus and golden aura—addressing the sage with affectionate, approving words.

Characters & Entities

• Ravi (Sūrya)
• Muni (sage)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Persevering devotion over time ripens into divine grace and direct spiritual experience (darśana).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A tīrtha in Nāgarakhaṇḍa is implied as the locus of worship and manifestation, but the name is not present in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new ritual is prescribed here; it narrates the result of sustained worship—Sūrya’s direct manifestation.