Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

दत्ते चूडामणौ चापि राघवो हर्षशोकवान् । सुग्रीवेणानुजेनापि वायुपुत्रेण धीमता

Transliteration

datte cūḍāmaṇau cāpi rāghavo harṣaśokavān | sugrīveṇānujenāpi vāyuputreṇa dhīmatā

Translation

Als das Scheiteljuwel übergeben war, wurde Rāghava (Rāma) zugleich von Freude und Schmerz erfüllt; gebracht hatte es Sugrīvas jüngerer Bruder, der weise Sohn des Vāyu, Hanumān.

Word by Word

• दत्ते: when (it was) given
• दत्ते: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दत्त (कृदन्त; √दा (धातु))
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) — ‘given’ (locative absolute sense)

• चूडामणौ: in/at the crest-jewel (the jewel)
• चूडामणौ: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चूडामणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (चूडायाः मणिः)

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

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/also)

• राघवः: Rāghava (Rāma)
• राघवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राघव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• हर्षशोकवान्: having joy and sorrow
• हर्षशोकवान्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हर्ष-शोक-वत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); द्वन्द्व-समासः (हर्षशोकौ) + वत्-प्रत्यय (possessing)

• सुग्रीवेण: by Sugrīva
• सुग्रीवेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुग्रीव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• अनुजेन: by the younger brother
• अनुजेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; ‘also/even’)

• वायुपुत्रेण: by the son of Vāyu (Hanumān)
• वायुपुत्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु-पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वायोः पुत्रः)

• धीमता: by the intelligent (one)
• धीमता: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त (possessing intelligence)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Brāhma-khaṇḍa narration)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvijāḥ (twice-borns) addressed by the narrator in this passage

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Hanumān presents Sītā’s crest-jewel to Rāma; Rāma’s face shows mingled joy and sorrow; vānaras stand reverently in a coastal camp setting.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma (Rāghava)
• Sugrīva
• Hanumān (Vāyuputra)
• Cūḍāmaṇi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even in dharmic victory, a devotee-leader like Rāma holds compassion and responsibility—joy and grief can coexist while staying steadfast in dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Setu-khaṇḍa frames the journey toward Setubandha/Rāmeśvaram sacred geography; this verse sits within that pilgrimage-narrative context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse is narrative, highlighting the sacred episode of the cūḍāmaṇi’s delivery.