Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 96

Devanagari script

एकाग्रमानसाः सर्वे स्तुत्वा ध्यात्वा जपंतु तम् । ततो दाशरथी रामो दयां कृत्वा द्विजन्मसु

Transliteration

ekāgramānasāḥ sarve stutvā dhyātvā japaṃtu tam | tato dāśarathī rāmo dayāṃ kṛtvā dvijanmasu

Translation

Mögen alle, mit einspitzigem Geist, Ihn preisen, über Ihn meditieren und Seinen Namen im Japa wiederholen. Dann wird Dāśarathi Rāma, aus Erbarmen mit den Zweimalgeborenen…

Word by Word

• एकाग्रमानसाः: with one-pointed minds
• एकाग्रमानसाः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकाग्र + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (सर्वे)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• स्तुत्वा: having praised
• स्तुत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्तु (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• ध्यात्वा: having meditated
• ध्यात्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ध्यै (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• जपन्तु: let them chant
• जपन्तु: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रम/हेतु-बोधक-अव्यय (then/from that)

• दाशरथी: Dāśarathi (son of Daśaratha)
• दाशरथी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशरथ (प्रातिपदिक) + इञ् (तद्धित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तद्धित-सम्बन्ध (patronymic: son of Daśaratha)

• रामः: Rāma
• रामः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• दयाम्: compassion
• दयाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having done/shown
• कृत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृ (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• द्विजन्मसु: among the twice-born (Brahmins)
• द्विजन्मसु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विजन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

Speaker

Eldest brāhmaṇa (vipra) (deduced, continuing counsel)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setubandha / Rāmeśvaram

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims seated facing the sea-temple, eyes half-closed in meditation; some recite hymns, others count beads; a subtle vision of Dāśarathi Rāma appears as compassionate presence responding to their unified practice.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma (Dāśarathi)
• dvija

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Focused devotion—praise, meditation, and japa—invites divine compassion and guidance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues the Rāmeśvaram/Setubandha pilgrimage context established just prior.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Stuti (hymn/praise), dhyāna (meditation), and japa (repetition/chanting) with ekāgratā (one-pointed focus).