Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

नमस्कृत्य च वैदेहीमभिज्ञानं प्रदाय च । चूडामणिं समादाय मदर्थं जानकीकरात्

Transliteration

namaskṛtya ca vaidehīmabhijñānaṃ pradāya ca | cūḍāmaṇiṃ samādāya madarthaṃ jānakīkarāt

Translation

Nachdem du Vaidehī ehrfürchtig gegrüßt und ihr das Erkennungszeichen übergeben hattest, nahmst du um meinetwillen aus Jānakīs Hand das Scheiteljuwel, den Cūḍāmaṇi.

Word by Word

• नमस्कृत्य: having saluted
• नमस्कृत्य: Kriya-viseshana (Absolutive modifying main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नमस् + कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), धातु: कृ, उपसर्ग: नमस्- (नमस्कृ-), क्रिया-विशेषणभावः

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• वैदेहीम्: Vaidehī (Sītā)
• वैदेहीम्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैदेही (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• अभिज्ञानम्: token of recognition
• अभिज्ञानम्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रदाय: having given
• प्रदाय: Kriya-viseshana (Absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund), धातु: दा, उपसर्ग: प्र-

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• चूडामणिम्: crest-jewel
• चूडामणिम्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चूडा + मणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष समास (चूडायाः मणिः), पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• समादाय: having taken
• समादाय: Kriya-viseshana (Absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund), धातु: दा, उपसर्ग: सम्-आ-

• मदर्थम्: for my sake
• मदर्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष समास (मम अर्थः), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे (for the sake of)

• जानकीकरात्: from Jānakī’s hand
• जानकीकरात्: Apadana (Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जानकी + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष समास (जानक्याः करः), पुल्लिङ्ग, पञ्चमी विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन

Speaker

Śrī Rāma (addressing Hanūmān)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Hanumān (and/or assembled vānaras)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Hanumān bows to Sītā (Vaidehī/Jānakī), offers Rāma’s sign of recognition, and receives the cūḍāmaṇi from her hand—an intimate, solemn exchange in the Aśoka grove.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Rāma
• Hanūmān
• Vaidehī (Sītā)
• Jānakī
• Cūḍāmaṇi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Reverence, truthful communication, and carrying sacred tokens responsibly are parts of dharma in service.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Setu/Rāmeśvaram narrative world is glorified through the remembrance of the Laṅkā mission that culminates in Setu’s sanctity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; the verse highlights respectful conduct (namaskāra) and faithful delivery of a sacred message.