Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

एवं तत्राश्रमे तेषां तदा निवसतां सताम् । कालस्तु पश्यतां किञ्चिदतिचक्राम पार्वति

Transliteration

evaṃ tatrāśrame teṣāṃ tadā nivasatāṃ satām | kālastu paśyatāṃ kiñcidaticakrāma pārvati

Translation

ดังนี้ เมื่อเหล่าผู้ทรงศีลพำนักอยู่ในอาศรม ณ ที่นั้น โอ้พระนางปารวตี กาลเวลาก็ผ่านไปเล็กน้อยต่อหน้าต่อตาเขาทั้งหลาย

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• आश्रमे: in the hermitage
• आश्रमे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• निवसताम्: of (those) residing
• निवसताम्: Sambandha (Genitive absolute-like/षष्ठी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-वास् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle) षष्ठी (Genitive) बहुवचन; ‘of those dwelling’

• सताम्: of the virtuous
• सताम्: Sambandha (Qualifier/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; अस् धातु से)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; ‘of the good/virtuous’

• कालः: time
• कालः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तु: however
• तु: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय

• पश्यताम्: while they watched
• पश्यताम्: Sambandha (Genitive absolute-like/षष्ठी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; ‘of those seeing’

• किञ्चित्: a little
• किञ्चित्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किञ्चित् (सर्वनाम/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: परिमाणवाचक-अव्यय (a little, somewhat)

• अतिचक्राम: passed by, elapsed
• अतिचक्राम: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रम् (धातु) + अति-उपसर्ग
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पार्वति: O Parvati
• पार्वति: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (āśrama precincts)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārvatī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A tranquil hermitage scene: sages and the couple dwelling peacefully; the sense of time passing is shown through shifting light and seasons, with Pārvatī addressed in narration.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• kāla (Time)
• āśrama (hermitage)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even in a holy hermitage, time moves inevitably; dharma is practiced by recognizing the right moment and acting with steadiness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader frame is Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Prabhāsa/Prabhāsapattana area), whose māhātmya contextualizes the narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed here; the verse sets narrative time and mood for ensuing vrata-focused actions.