Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

तस्य प्रणामंदेवोपि भ्रूभंगेनानुमन्य च । अतिदूरं नभोवर्त्म व्यतिचक्राम सक्षणात्

Transliteration

tasya praṇāmaṃdevopi bhrūbhaṃgenānumanya ca | atidūraṃ nabhovartma vyaticakrāma sakṣaṇāt

Translation

ਉਸ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਣਾਮ ਨੂੰ ਦੇਵਤਾ ਨੇ ਕੇਵਲ ਭੌਂਹ ਦੇ ਹਲਕੇ ਜਿਹੇ ਹਿਲਾਉ ਨਾਲ ਸਵੀਕਾਰ ਕੀਤਾ; ਅਤੇ ਪਲ ਭਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਉਹ ਆਕਾਸ਼ ਦੇ ਵਿਸ਼ਾਲ ਮਾਰਗ ਨੂੰ ਲੰਘ ਗਿਆ।

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• प्रणामम्: bow/salutation
• प्रणामम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रणाम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: None (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/particle; ‘also/even’)

• भ्रूभङ्गेन: by an eyebrow gesture
• भ्रूभङ्गेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रू (प्रातिपदिक) + भङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘भ्रूणां भङ्गः’ (a movement/gesture of the eyebrows)

• अनुमन्य: having approved
• अनुमन्य: Kriya-viseshana (Gerundial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-मन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्यय; ‘having assented/approved’

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/Conjunction)

• अतिदूरम्: very far
• अतिदूरम्: Desha-adhikarana (Locative sense/देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अति (अव्यय) + दूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverb): ‘very far’

• नभोवर्त्म: the sky-path
• नभोवर्त्म: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नभस् (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्त्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘नभसि वर्त्म’ (path in the sky)

• व्यतिचक्राम: traversed
• व्यतिचक्राम: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-अति-क्रम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘he traversed/crossed’

• सक्षणात्: in an instant
• सक्षणात्: Kala-adhikarana (Temporal/काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स (अव्यय) + क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; पञ्चमी-भाव (Ablative sense) अव्यय: ‘in an instant/at once’

Speaker

Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration to Agastya)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūrya acknowledges a salutation with a slight brow movement; immediately the chariot streaks across the vast sky-path, leaving a trail of light.

Characters & Entities

• Deva (likely Sūrya in context)
• Nabhovartman (sky-path)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine acceptance may be subtle, yet it empowers swift progress on one’s destined spiritual or cosmic journey.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; the verse depicts celestial motion and divine acknowledgement rather than an earthly pilgrimage spot.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal prescription; it underscores the devotional act of praṇāma and receiving divine assent.