Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

प्रेषितो वै हनुमता विप्राणां प्रियकाम्यया । धावन्स नृपतिः पश्चादितश्चेतश्च वै तदा

Transliteration

preṣito vai hanumatā viprāṇāṃ priyakāmyayā | dhāvansa nṛpatiḥ paścāditaścetaśca vai tadā

Translation

Wahrlich, er war von Hanumān (Hanumān) entsandt, aus dem Wunsch heraus, den Brāhmaṇas Wohlgefallen zu bereiten. Da lief der König ihnen nach und hastete damals hierhin und dorthin.

Word by Word

• प्रेषितः: sent
• प्रेषितः: Kriya (Predicate-participle/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + √इष् (धातु) / √प्रेष् (धातु-प्रयोग) + क्त
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (sent)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/assurance particle)

• हनुमता: by Hanumān
• हनुमता: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनुमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• विप्राणाम्: of the Brahmins
• विप्राणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• प्रियकाम्यया: out of desire to please
• प्रियकाम्यया: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक) + काम्य (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक, √कम् (धातु) + यत्/ण्यत्-भाव)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (desire for what is dear)

• धावन्: running
• धावन्: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √धाव् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• स: he
• स: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक, सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• नृपतिः: the king
• नृपतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• पश्चात्: afterwards/behind
• पश्चात्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक-अव्यय (after/behind)

• इतश्: from here/this way
• इतश्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इतस् (अव्यय)
• Form: दिशावाचक-अव्यय (from here/this side)

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

• इतश्: from there/that way
• इतश्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इतस् (अव्यय)
• Form: दिशावाचक-अव्यय (from there/that side; here used distributively)

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

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Sambandha (Temporal/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice within Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king, urged by Hanumān’s command, runs in pursuit through forest paths, attendants struggling to keep pace; sense of mission to aid brāhmaṇas.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Brāhmaṇas (Vipra)
• King (Nṛpati)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Service to the righteous (vipras) and obedience to divine guidance (Hanumān) are portrayed as dharmic priorities even for a king.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Dharmāraṇya sacred setting frames the episode, highlighting the forest-region as a stage where dharma and bhakti are enacted.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal ritual; the dharmic act emphasized is vipra-sevā (seeking the brāhmaṇas’ welfare and favor).