Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

त्वां दृष्ट्वा पितरं बन्धून्कौसल्यां जननीमपि । न स्मरामो वयं सर्वान्मे त्वयोपकृतं बहु

Transliteration

tvāṃ dṛṣṭvā pitaraṃ bandhūnkausalyāṃ jananīmapi | na smarāmo vayaṃ sarvānme tvayopakṛtaṃ bahu

Translation

Wenn wir dich sehen, gedenken wir weder unseres Vaters noch der Verwandten, ja nicht einmal unserer Mutter Kauśalyā; so übergroß ist die Hilfe, die du mir erwiesen hast.

Word by Word

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वकाल (having done)

• पितरम्: father
• पितरम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• बन्धून्: kinsmen/relatives
• बन्धून्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बन्धु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• कौसल्याम्: Kausalyā
• कौसल्याम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौसल्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• जननीम्: mother
• जननीम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जननी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपि-भाव (also/even)

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negative particle)

• स्मरामः: we remember
• स्मरामः: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (qualifying the objects)

• मे: of me/my
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive, 6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental, 3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• उपकृतम्: help/service done
• उपकृतम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उपकृ (धातु)
• Form: कृत-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle, क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• बहु: much
• बहु: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); परिमाणवाचक-विशेषण

Speaker

Śrī Rāma (addressing Hanūmān)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu (Rāma-setu)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrim-audience within the Purāṇic dialogue frame (unspecified here)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grateful speaker (Rāma implied by Kauśalyā reference) addresses Hanumān, declaring that the magnitude of his help makes all other relations fade from mind.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Rāma
• Hanūmān
• Kauśalyā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True gratitude (kṛtajñatā) is a dharmic virtue—devotional service done for righteousness becomes greater than ordinary worldly ties.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader setting is Setukhaṇḍa—Setu/Rāmeśvaram sacred landscape—where Rāma’s deeds and companions are remembered as part of the tīrtha’s greatness.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed in this verse; it emphasizes the dharma of acknowledging meritorious service.