Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

चरितं रामदेवस्य ये वधं रावणस्य च । पठंति जागरे विष्णोस्ते यांति परमां गतिम

Transliteration

caritaṃ rāmadevasya ye vadhaṃ rāvaṇasya ca | paṭhaṃti jāgare viṣṇoste yāṃti paramāṃ gatima

Translation

Wer während der Nachtwache für Viṣṇu die Taten des Herrn Rāma und die Tötung Rāvaṇas liest, gelangt zum höchsten Ziel.

Word by Word

• चरितम्: deeds/story
• चरितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-निष्पन्न)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘चर्’ धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययेन निष्पन्नं (past participle used as noun)

• रामदेवस्य: of Rāma-deva
• रामदेवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रामदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; रामः देवः इति (कर्मधारय)

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• वधम्: slaying
• वधम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• रावणस्य: of Rāvaṇa
• रावणस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पठन्ति: recite/read
• पठन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पठ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• जागरे: during the vigil
• जागरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu
• विष्णोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• यान्ति: go/attain
• यान्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• परमाम्: supreme
• परमाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• गतिम्: goal/state
• गतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from section context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Night vigil before Viṣṇu: a reader recites Rāma’s exploits; behind, a painted panel shows Rāma aiming at Rāvaṇa; devotees listen with folded hands under lamp-light.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Rāma
• Rāvaṇa
• Jāgara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Remembering and reciting Rāma’s dharmic victory in the setting of Viṣṇu-bhakti leads to the highest spiritual goal.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, as part of the Dvārakā Māhātmya’s praise of Viṣṇu’s observances.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

During Viṣṇu’s night-vigil, read/recite Rāma’s deeds and the episode of Rāvaṇa’s slaying.