Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

तद्रात्रिशेषे सीताया दर्शनं तु हनूमतः । द्वादश्यां शिंशपावृक्षे हनुमान्पर्यवस्थितः

Transliteration

tadrātriśeṣe sītāyā darśanaṃ tu hanūmataḥ | dvādaśyāṃ śiṃśapāvṛkṣe hanumānparyavasthitaḥ

Translation

اُسی رات کے باقی حصّے میں ہنومان کو ماتا سیتا کے دیدار نصیب ہوئے۔ دوادشی کے دن ہنومان شِمشپا کے درخت پر ٹھہر کر مستعد رہا۔

Word by Word

• tad: of that
• tad: Sambandha (Genitive in compound/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन — समासपूर्वपद

• rātriśeṣe: at the end of the night
• rātriśeṣe: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rātri (प्रातिपदिक) + śeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (Masculine, Locative, Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: rātri-śeṣe = ‘at the remainder/end of the night’ (tad + rātriśeṣe = ‘at the end of that night’)

• sītāyāḥ: of Sītā
• sītāyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन (Feminine, Genitive, Singular)

• darśanam: sight / seeing
• darśanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• tu: indeed / and
• tu: Nipāta (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात

• hanūmataḥ: of Hanumān
• hanūmataḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hanumat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन (Masculine, Genitive, Singular)

• dvādaśyām: on the twelfth (tithi)
• dvādaśyām: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvādaśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (Feminine, Locative, Singular) — तिथिवाचक (lunar day)

• śiṃśapāvṛkṣe: on the śiṃśapā tree
• śiṃśapāvṛkṣe: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiṃśapā (प्रातिपदिक) + vṛkṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (Masculine, Locative, Singular); तत्पुरुष: śiṃśapā-vṛkṣe = ‘on the śiṃśapā tree’

• hanumān: Hanumān
• hanumān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hanumat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• paryavasthitaḥ: was stationed / remained
• paryavasthitaḥ: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-ava√sthā (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अर्थे—‘was stationed/was settled’

Speaker

Purāṇic narrator (contextual; likely Sūta-style narration within Brahmakhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śiṃśapā-vṛkṣa-sthāna / Aśoka-vana-smṛti

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Moon-faded late night in Aśoka-vana: Sītā in sorrow beneath trees; Hanumān hidden/poised on a śiṃśapā branch, eyes filled with compassion, preparing to reveal himself at the right moment; Dvādaśī auspiciousness subtly indicated by lunar calendar symbolism.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Sītā
• Śiṃśapā (tree)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine objectives ripen with patience and restraint; true service often requires quiet vigilance before offering help.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified; the scene evokes Laṅkā’s grove setting (commonly the Aśoka-vana), but the verse itself does not name a pilgrimage site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A tithi (dvādaśī) is noted as a time-marker, but no vrata or rite is explicitly prescribed.