Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

उत्तिष्ठंति सदा ह्येते मासैर्द्वादशभिः क्रमात् । विष्णुस्तपति वै चैत्रे वैशाखे चार्यमा सदा

Transliteration

uttiṣṭhaṃti sadā hyete māsairdvādaśabhiḥ kramāt | viṣṇustapati vai caitre vaiśākhe cāryamā sadā

Translation

En vérité, ces Āditya se lèvent sans cesse et président, l’un après l’autre, au cours des douze mois. Viṣṇu flamboie en Caitra, et Aryaman flamboie toujours en Vaiśākha.

Word by Word

• उत्तिष्ठन्ति: they arise/stand up
• उत्तिष्ठन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत् + स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• एते: these
• एते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• मासैः: by months
• मासैः: Karana (Instrument/means; time-span)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• द्वादशभिः: twelve
• द्वादशभिः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वादश (संख्याशब्द-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘मासैः’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• क्रमात्: in order, successively
• क्रमात्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे ‘क्रमात्’ = ‘क्रमेण’

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu (as Āditya)
• विष्णुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तपति: shines/burns
• तपति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वै: indeed
• वै: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphasis/assurance)

• चैत्रे: in (the month of) Caitra
• चैत्रे: Adhikarana (Location/time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चैत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; मासवाचक

• वैशाखे: in (the month of) Vaiśākha
• वैशाखे: Adhikarana (time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशाख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; मासवाचक

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• अर्यमा: Aryamā
• अर्यमा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्यमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous solar disc above the western sea near Prabhāsa; twelve Ādityas arranged as a mandala around Sūrya, with month-names inscribed; Viṣṇu-Āditya highlighted for Caitra and Aryaman for Vaiśākha.

Characters & Entities

• Ādityas
• Viṣṇu (Āditya)
• Aryaman
• Caitra
• Vaiśākha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred time is structured: the divine manifests rhythmically through months, inviting devotees to align worship with cosmic order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra remains the textual setting, where understanding the sanctity of time supports pilgrimage-minded dharma.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A month-based framework is implied for Sūrya/Āditya upāsanā, though no specific vrata or offering is explicitly stated.