Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

तद्रात्रिशेषे सीताया दर्शनं तु हनूमतः । द्वादश्यां शिंशपावृक्षे हनुमान्पर्यवस्थितः

Transliteration

tadrātriśeṣe sītāyā darśanaṃ tu hanūmataḥ | dvādaśyāṃ śiṃśapāvṛkṣe hanumānparyavasthitaḥ

Translation

त्या रात्रीच्या उरलेल्या प्रहरात हनुमंतांना सीतेचे दर्शन झाले. द्वादशी तिथीस हनुमंत शिंशपा वृक्षावर स्थिर होऊन राहिले.

Word by Word

• tad: of that
• tad: Sambandha (Genitive in compound/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन — समासपूर्वपद

• rātriśeṣe: at the end of the night
• rātriśeṣe: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rātri (प्रातिपदिक) + śeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (Masculine, Locative, Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: rātri-śeṣe = ‘at the remainder/end of the night’ (tad + rātriśeṣe = ‘at the end of that night’)

• sītāyāḥ: of Sītā
• sītāyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन (Feminine, Genitive, Singular)

• darśanam: sight / seeing
• darśanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• tu: indeed / and
• tu: Nipāta (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात

• hanūmataḥ: of Hanumān
• hanūmataḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hanumat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन (Masculine, Genitive, Singular)

• dvādaśyām: on the twelfth (tithi)
• dvādaśyām: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvādaśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (Feminine, Locative, Singular) — तिथिवाचक (lunar day)

• śiṃśapāvṛkṣe: on the śiṃśapā tree
• śiṃśapāvṛkṣe: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiṃśapā (प्रातिपदिक) + vṛkṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (Masculine, Locative, Singular); तत्पुरुष: śiṃśapā-vṛkṣe = ‘on the śiṃśapā tree’

• hanumān: Hanumān
• hanumān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hanumat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• paryavasthitaḥ: was stationed / remained
• paryavasthitaḥ: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-ava√sthā (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अर्थे—‘was stationed/was settled’

Speaker

Purāṇic narrator (contextual; likely Sūta-style narration within Brahmakhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śiṃśapā-vṛkṣa-sthāna / Aśoka-vana-smṛti

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Moon-faded late night in Aśoka-vana: Sītā in sorrow beneath trees; Hanumān hidden/poised on a śiṃśapā branch, eyes filled with compassion, preparing to reveal himself at the right moment; Dvādaśī auspiciousness subtly indicated by lunar calendar symbolism.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Sītā
• Śiṃśapā (tree)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine objectives ripen with patience and restraint; true service often requires quiet vigilance before offering help.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified; the scene evokes Laṅkā’s grove setting (commonly the Aśoka-vana), but the verse itself does not name a pilgrimage site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A tithi (dvādaśī) is noted as a time-marker, but no vrata or rite is explicitly prescribed.