Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 82

Devanagari script

केचिच्चतुर्युगं यावत्केचिन्मन्वंतरं ध्रुव । तिष्ठंति त्वं तु वै कल्पं पदमेतत्प्रशास्यसि

Transliteration

keciccaturyugaṃ yāvatkecinmanvaṃtaraṃ dhruva | tiṣṭhaṃti tvaṃ tu vai kalpaṃ padametatpraśāsyasi

Translation

Ada yang bertahan hanya sepanjang satu caturyuga, ada yang sepanjang satu manvantara, wahai Dhruva; tetapi engkau akan memerintah kedudukan ini sepanjang satu kalpa.

Word by Word

• kecit: some
• kecit: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘some (people)’

• caturyugam: (for) a four-yuga period
• caturyugam: Adhikarana (Time extent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: catur (प्रातिपदिक) + yuga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास—‘four yugas’ (a caturyuga)

• yāvat: as long as
• yāvat: Adhikarana (Limit)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; परिमाण/अवधि-वाचक (as long as / up to)

• kecit: some (others)
• kecit: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; पुनरुक्त—‘some others’

• manvantaram: a manvantara
• manvantaram: Adhikarana (Time extent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manu (प्रातिपदिक) + antara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘मन्वन्तर’ = period of a Manu

• dhruva: O Dhruva
• dhruva: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhruva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; संबोधन—‘O Dhruva’

• tiṣṭhanti: they remain
• tiṣṭhanti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sthā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘you’

• tu: but
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक निपात

• vai: certainly
• vai: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक निपात

• kalpam: a kalpa
• kalpam: Adhikarana (Time extent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कालविशेषः

• padam: the position
• padam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘this’ पदं इति विशेषण

• praśāsyasi: you will govern/rule
• praśāsyasi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√śās (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Bhagavān Viṣṇu

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis / devotees

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cosmic proclamation comparing tenures—caturyuga, manvantara, and kalpa—culminating in Dhruva’s kalpa-long rule over the station, with time-wheels and celestial cycles depicted around him.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Dhruva
• Caturyuga
• Manvantara
• Kalpa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace can transcend ordinary limits of time; steadfast devotion yields enduring spiritual authority.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tirtha is named; it is a doctrinal-cosmological statement within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it specifies duration and sovereignty of the granted station.