Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 68

Devanagari script

एवं तस्य व्रतस्थस्य जग्मुर्वर्षशतानि च । तत्र भीतास्ततो देवा ब्रह्मविष्णुपुरःसराः

Transliteration

evaṃ tasya vratasthasya jagmurvarṣaśatāni ca | tatra bhītāstato devā brahmaviṣṇupuraḥsarāḥ

Translation

就这样，他安住誓行之中，百年又百年流逝。于是诸天——以梵天与毗湿奴为首——因那苦行而心生畏惧。

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• व्रतस्थस्य: of (him) abiding in the vow
• व्रतस्थस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्रत + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; विशेषणम्; समासः—व्रते स्थितः (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष)

• जग्मुः: passed/went by
• जग्मुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• वर्षशतानि: hundreds of years
• वर्षशतानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष + शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—वर्षाणां शतानि (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

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

• भीताः: afraid
• भीताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भी (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमसूचक (then/thereupon)

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• ब्रह्मविष्णुपुरःसराः: led by Brahmā and Viṣṇu
• ब्रह्मविष्णुपुरःसराः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + विष्णु + पुरःसर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्; समासः—ब्रह्मविष्णू पुरःसरौ येषाम् (बहुवचन-विशेषण; ‘with Brahmā and Viṣṇu in front’)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Naimiṣa (implied)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Time-lapse imagery: the ascetic remains unmoving as seasons and years pass; then a radiant procession of devas arrives—Brahmā and Viṣṇu at the front—faces marked by concern as they approach the tapasvin’s blazing aura.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Brahmā
• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A vow sustained over time accumulates immense spiritual power, affecting even cosmic authorities and prompting decisive responses.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Naimiṣāraṇya remains the implied setting, highlighting it as a place where vows mature into formidable potency.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The emphasis is on steadfastness in vrata over long periods rather than a single ritual act.