Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 84

Devanagari script

तच्छोषमुपयाहि त्वं तरणार्थं ममाधुना । इत्युक्तस्तं पुनः प्राह राघवं वरुणालयः

Transliteration

tacchoṣamupayāhi tvaṃ taraṇārthaṃ mamādhunā | ityuktastaṃ punaḥ prāha rāghavaṃ varuṇālayaḥ

Translation

„Komm nun zu jenem ausgetrockneten Übergang, damit ich überquert werde.“ So sprach er; darauf redete die Wohnstatt Varuṇas, der Ozean, erneut zu Rāghava.

Word by Word

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• śoṣam: drying up; desiccation
• śoṣam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śoṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• upayāhi: come near; approach
• upayāhi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-√yā (या धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन (2nd person singular)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुषार्थे सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Pronoun, Nominative, Singular)

• taraṇa-artham: for crossing
• taraṇa-artham: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: taraṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (for the purpose of crossing)

• mama: of me; my
• mama: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Genitive, Singular)

• adhunā: now
• adhunā: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adhunā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• iti: thus
• iti: Vacana-marker (Quotation/इति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• uktaḥ: having been addressed; spoken to
• uktaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √vac (वच् धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरुक्ति/पुनः-क्रियावाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• prāha: said; spoke
• prāha: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√ah (अह्/ब्रू धात्वर्थे)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन (3rd person singular)

• rāghavam: to Rāghava (Rama)
• rāghavam: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• varuṇa-ālayaḥ: the abode of Varuṇa (the ocean)
• varuṇa-ālayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varuṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + ālaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (abode of Varuṇa)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice) with Samudra speaking again

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setubandha / Rāma-setu

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At the sea’s edge, Rāma stands with bow lowered yet resolute; the ocean-personified (Varuṇa’s abode) rises in reverent form, speaking of a dried passage for crossing.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma (Rāghava)
• Varuṇa
• Samudra (Ocean)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is fulfilled through proper means (upāya): guidance and cooperation replace anger and obstruction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu/Rāmeśvaram is the implied crossing zone, sanctified by the ocean’s consent and instruction.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; it is logistical instruction within a tīrtha-origin narrative.