Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 95

Devanagari script

श्रीसूत उवाच । इति श्रुत्वा वचो रामो मुनीनां तं मुनीश्वराः । पुण्यकालं विचार्याथ द्विमुहूर्तं जगत्पतिः

Transliteration

śrīsūta uvāca | iti śrutvā vaco rāmo munīnāṃ taṃ munīśvarāḥ | puṇyakālaṃ vicāryātha dvimuhūrtaṃ jagatpatiḥ

Translation

Śrī Sūta sprach: Als Rāma die Worte der Weisen vernommen hatte, erwog der Herr der Welt die günstige Zeit und bestimmte den heiligen Zeitraum von zwei Muhūrtas.

Word by Word

• श्रीसूतः: Śrī Sūta
• श्रीसूतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीसूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-समाप्ति/निदर्शनार्थक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया (having heard)

• वचः: speech, words
• वचः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• रामः: Rāma
• रामः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• मुनीनाम्: of the sages
• मुनीनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

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

• मुनीश्वराः: lords among sages
• मुनीश्वराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• पुण्यकालम्: the auspicious time
• पुण्यकालम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• विचार्य: having considered
• विचार्य: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + चर् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘विचार्य’ = having considered

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक अव्यय (then/thereupon)

• द्विमुहूर्तम्: two muhūrtas (a two-muhūrta period)
• द्विमुहूर्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वि + मुहूर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• जगत्पतिः: lord of the world
• जगत्पतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta narrator)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu/Rāmeśvara-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis at Naimiṣāraṇya (implied Sūta-saṃvāda frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma, surrounded by sages at the seashore, listens with folded hands; then, with composed authority, he contemplates the auspicious interval and fixes a two-muhūrta window for the impending consecration.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Rāma
• Munis (sages)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma values sacred timing: spiritual acts become especially fruitful when performed with mindfulness of auspicious time and intention.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Setu/Rāmeśvara region (Rāmeśvaram) is the narrative setting, where the liṅga-pratiṣṭhā is prepared.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Selection of puṇyakāla and a defined interval (two muhūrtas) for the intended sacred rite.