Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

तस्य दासस्य दासोहं रामस्य च द्विज स्य च । अज्ञानतिमिरांधेन जातोस्म्यंधो हि संप्रति

Transliteration

tasya dāsasya dāsohaṃ rāmasya ca dvija sya ca | ajñānatimirāṃdhena jātosmyaṃdho hi saṃprati

Translation

„Ich bin der Diener des Dieners jenes: Diener Rāmas und ebenso des Brāhmaṇa. Vom Dunkel der Unwissenheit geblendet, bin ich wahrlich bis jetzt blind geworden.“

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/of that
• तस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक (masc/neut), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (singular)

• दासस्य: of the servant
• दासस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• दासः: servant
• दासः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम (1st person pronoun), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• रामस्य: of Rama
• रामस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• द्विजस्य: of the Brahmin (twice-born)
• द्विजस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अज्ञान: ignorance
• अज्ञान: Qualifier within compound
• Type: Noun
• Root: अज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-समासे पूर्वपद (in compound)

• तिमिर: darkness
• तिमिर: Qualifier within compound
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिमिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (Genitive Tatpurusha): अज्ञानस्य तिमिरम्; समस्तपदम् (compound member)

• अन्धेन: by (the) blindness due to the darkness of ignorance
• अन्धेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; समस्तपदम्: अज्ञान-तिमिर-अन्ध (तत्पुरुष)

• जातः: born; become
• जातः: Kriya (State/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अस्मि: am
• अस्मि: Kriya (Copula/अस्ति-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्

• अन्धः: blind
• अन्धः: Visheshana (Predicate/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (predicate adjective) अहम्

• हि: indeed
• हि: Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चये निपात (particle: for/indeed)

• संप्रति: now; at present
• संप्रति: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: संप्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

Speaker

King (speaking to the brāhmaṇas)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: brāhmaṇas (dvijāḥ)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king speaks with lowered gaze, palms joined, expressing ‘I am the servant of the servant’; a symbolic veil of darkness lifting from his eyes to indicate ignorance dispelled.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Brāhmaṇa (Dvija)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dāsa-bhāva (servant-attitude) and confession of ignorance open the way for grace and dharmic restoration.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The teaching unfolds within Dharmāraṇya’s māhātmya, presenting the sacred region as a place where ignorance is dispelled through devotion and humility.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal ritual; the verse emphasizes inner surrender and reverence to Rāma and the dvijas.