Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

एवमुक्ता तदा रंभा देवैरिंद्रपुरोगमैः । प्रत्युवाच सुरान्सर्वान्प्रांजलिः प्रणता तदा

Transliteration

evamuktā tadā raṃbhā devairiṃdrapurogamaiḥ | pratyuvāca surānsarvānprāṃjaliḥ praṇatā tadā

Translation

So von den Göttern, mit Indra an der Spitze, angesprochen, erwiderte Rambhā, die Hände ehrfürchtig gefaltet und sich verneigend, daraufhin allen Gottheiten.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषणम्/adverb): ‘एवम्’ = thus

• उक्ता: (she) having been addressed
• उक्ता: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vac (धातु) → ukta (कृदन्त/क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘उक्ता’ = having been spoken/addressed

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Temporal adjunct/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक/adverb of time): then

• रंभा: Rambhā
• रंभा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raṃbhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• देवैः: by the gods
• देवैः: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• इन्द्रपुरोगमैः: with Indra at the forefront
• इन्द्रपुरोगमैः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: indra + purogama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (इन्द्रः पुरोगमः येषाम् = with Indra as leader); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; ‘देवैः’ इति विशेषणम्

• प्रत्युवाच: replied
• प्रत्युवाच: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati + vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्शभूत/perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• सुरान्: the gods
• सुरान्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; ‘सुरान्’ इति विशेषणम्

• प्राञ्जलिः: with folded hands
• प्राञ्जलिः: Karta (Subject-appositive/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prāñjali (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; (स्त्रीलिङ्गे अपि प्रयोगः—अत्र ‘रंभा’ प्रति भाववाचकः) ‘hands joined’

• प्रणता: bowed down
• प्रणता: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra + nam (धातु) → praṇata (कृदन्त/क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘रंभा’ इति विशेषणम्

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Temporal adjunct/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक/adverb of time): then

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator in Setukhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu-kṣetra (Setubandha/Rāmeśvara)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In a celestial assembly, Rambhā stands with folded hands, head bowed, responding respectfully to Indra and the gathered devas.

Characters & Entities

• Rambhā
• Indra
• Devas/Suras

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even celestial beings act within a hierarchy; humility and respectful speech are emphasized before undertaking difficult duties.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse is narrative setup within Setukhaṇḍa; it does not directly praise a specific tīrtha in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it describes courteous conduct (prāñjali, praṇata) rather than a rite.