Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

आगता रामपार्श्वं च बहुमानपुरःसराः । समागतान्द्विजान्दृष्ट्वा रोमांचिततनूरुहः

Transliteration

āgatā rāmapārśvaṃ ca bahumānapuraḥsarāḥ | samāgatāndvijāndṛṣṭvā romāṃcitatanūruhaḥ

Translation

Er trat an Rāmas Seite heran, von Ehrfurcht geleitet; und als er die versammelten Brāhmaṇas erblickte, sträubten sich ihm in heiliger Verzückung die Haare am Leib.

Word by Word

• āgatāḥ: having come, arrived
• āgatāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā-√gam (धातु) → āgata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• rāma-pārśvam: to Rama's side
• rāma-pārśvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक) + pārśva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; गन्तव्य-देशवाचक

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• bahumāna-puraḥsarāḥ: preceded by respect (with reverence in front)
• bahumāna-puraḥsarāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahumāna (प्रातिपदिक) + puraḥsara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषः (बहुमानः पुरःसरः यस्य); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• samāgatān: assembled, having come together
• samāgatān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ā-√gam (धातु) → samāgata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• dvijān: brahmins (twice-born)
• dvijān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वक्रिया

• romāñcita-tanūruhaḥ: whose body-hairs were thrilled (with horripilation)
• romāñcita-tanūruhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: romāñcita (प्रातिपदिक) + tanūruha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयः; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (रामस्य)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; exact speaker not specified in snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma beholds a gathered assembly of Brāhmaṇas; his body shows romāñca as he approaches with reverence.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Dvija (Brāhmaṇas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True dharma expresses itself as heartfelt reverence toward the learned and righteous (Brāhmaṇas), shown not merely outwardly but with inner devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader setting is Dharmāraṇya (the sacred ‘forest of dharma’) within the Brāhma Khaṇḍa; this verse itself focuses on conduct rather than naming a distinct tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed here; it sets the devotional mood that culminates in honoring guests and Brāhmaṇas.