Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

ताभ्यां सार्द्धं क्रीडते च कश्यपोऽपि प्रजापतिः । ततस्त्वेकदिने प्राप्ते आश्रमस्था शुभानना

Transliteration

tābhyāṃ sārddhaṃ krīḍate ca kaśyapo'pi prajāpatiḥ | tatastvekadine prāpte āśramasthā śubhānanā

Translation

ప్రజాపతి కశ్యపుడు కూడా వారితో కలిసి క్రీడా-వినోదములతో కాలము గడిపెను. అట్లే ఒక దినము వచ్చినప్పుడు, ఆశ్రమమందు నివసించుచున్న శుభాననా (సుందరముఖి) …

Word by Word

• tābhyām: with those two
• tābhyām: Sahakāraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), द्विवचन (Dual)

• sārddham: together with
• sārddham: Sahakāraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sārddham (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक-अव्यय (with/together)

• krīḍate: plays, sports
• krīḍate: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: krīḍ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); आत्मनेपदम्

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

• kaśyapaḥ: Kaśyapa
• kaśyapaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaśyapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावन/समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (also/even)

• prajāpatiḥ: the Prajāpati
• prajāpatiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prajāpati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); उपाधि/विशेष्य (appositive title)

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अपादान/अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/from that)

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (but/indeed)

• eka-dine: on one day
• eka-dine: Adhikaraṇa (Time-location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक) + dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular); एकस्मिन् दिने इति सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषः

• prāpte: when (it) had come/arrived
• prāpte: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prāp (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular); सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• āśrama-sthā: staying in the hermitage
• āśrama-sthā: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āśrama (प्रातिपदिक) + sthā (धातु; स्था-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); आśrame स्थितेति (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष/उपपद-समास)

• śubhānanā: the fair-faced woman
• śubhānanā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक) + ānana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); शुभम् आननं यस्याः/शुभ-आनना (कर्मधारयः)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kaśyapa with Vinatā and Kadrū in playful, gentle companionship in the hermitage; the scene subtly foreshadows an approaching turning point—light shift, a messenger-like breeze, or a distant gleam suggesting the divine horse’s arrival.

Characters & Entities

• Kaśyapa
• Prajāpati
• Vinatā
• Kadrū

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse sets a calm domestic-āśrama backdrop, preparing for a moral test that will unfold through speech and rivalry.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None in this fragment; it is a narrative bridge.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.