Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

रामेण ते यथान्यायं पूजिताः परया मुदा

Transliteration

rāmeṇa te yathānyāyaṃ pūjitāḥ parayā mudā

Translation

„Rāma ehrte sie nach rechter Vorschrift, in höchster Freude.“

Word by Word

• रामेण: by Rāma
• रामेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• यथा-न्यायम्: according to propriety
• यथा-न्यायम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + न्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (adverbial)

• पूजिताः: were honored
• पूजिताः: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूजित (कृदन्त; √पूज् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त) — कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘were honored’

• परया: with great
• परया: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; विशेषण (मुदा इत्यस्य)

• मुदा: joy
• मुदा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्/मुदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual prose/śloka narration within the chapter)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma, composed and radiant, offers respectful honors to ascetics/dvijas—water for feet, arghya, and seats—while attendants stand by; the recipients accept with serene blessing; the mood is joyful yet disciplined.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is expressed through rightful honoring of the worthy—hospitality and reverence performed according to scriptural propriety.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya is the narrative setting, presented as a dharma-charged landscape where righteous conduct naturally manifests.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Proper pūjā (honoring) ‘according to rule’ is implied, though specific items are not listed in this verse.