Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

रामराम महाबाहो रौहिणेय सितप्रभ । तीर्थाभिगमनेनाद्य चरितेन त्वयाऽनघ

Transliteration

rāmarāma mahābāho rauhiṇeya sitaprabha | tīrthābhigamanenādya caritena tvayā'nagha

Translation

«Rāma, Rāma, du Großarmiger, Sohn der Rohiṇī, von weißem, reinem Glanz! Durch deinen Gang zu den Tīrthas und durch dein heutiges Verhalten, o Makelloser…»

Word by Word

• राम: O Rama
• राम: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (राम राम)

• राम: O Rama
• राम: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• महाबाहो: O mighty-armed one
• महाबाहो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाबाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; समासः—बहुव्रीहिः (महान्तौ बाहू यस्य)

• रौहिणेय: O son of Rohiṇī
• रौहिणेय: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रौहिणेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; ‘Rohiṇī’s son’

• सितप्रभ: O white-radiant one
• सितप्रभ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सित (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (सिता प्रभा यस्य/सितप्रभः)

• तीर्थाभिगमनेन: by the visiting of sacred places
• तीर्थाभिगमनेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + अभिगमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (तीर्थस्य अभिगमनम्)

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (today/now)

• चरितेन: by the act/deed
• चरितेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरित (कृदन्त/भूतकृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; ‘conduct/deed’

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Kartr (Agent in instrument/कर्ता-निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/स्त्री (सर्वनाम), तृतीया, एकवचन

• अनघ: O sinless one
• अनघ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

Voice in the sky (ākāśa-vāṇī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra (Setu)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages (frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: From the sky, an unseen voice praises Balarāma: ‘Rāma Rāma…’; Balarāma stands calm yet attentive, hands slightly raised in reverence; the dark shadow lingers at the edge.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma (Balarāma)
• Rohiṇī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-yātrā is upheld as powerful, especially when joined with righteous conduct (ācāra).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Tīrthas in general are praised here; the specific remedial tīrtha is indicated later.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pilgrimage (tīrtha-abhigamana) is implied as a dharmic practice, though no specific vow is stated in this verse.