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

Em verdade, estes Ādityas erguem-se sempre e presidem, em devida sucessão, ao longo dos doze meses. Viṣṇu flameja em Caitra, e Aryaman flameja sempre em 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.