Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

मणिप्रदानं सीतायाः सर्वं रामाय शंसयत् । अष्टम्युत्तरफाल्गुन्यां मुहूर्ते विजयाभिधे

Transliteration

maṇipradānaṃ sītāyāḥ sarvaṃ rāmāya śaṃsayat | aṣṭamyuttaraphālgunyāṃ muhūrte vijayābhidhe

Translation

He reported to Rāma in full the matter of Sītā’s gift of the jewel—on the eighth tithi of Uttaraphālgunī, at the auspicious moment called “Vijayā” (Victory).

Word by Word

• maṇipradānam: the giving of the jewel(s)
• maṇipradānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṇi + pradāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मणेः प्रदानम्)

• sītāyāḥ: of Sītā
• sītāyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• sarvam: all (of it)
• sarvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सर्व-शब्दः

• rāmāya: to Rāma
• rāmāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन

• śaṃsayat: he reported/announced
• śaṃsayat: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śaṃs (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• aṣṭamyām: on the eighth (tithi)
• aṣṭamyām: Adhikarana (Locus-Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṣṭamī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; तिथिवाचकः

• uttaraphālgunyām: in (the nakṣatra) Uttaraphālgunī
• uttaraphālgunyām: Adhikarana (Locus-Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: uttaraphālgunī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (उत्तर-फाल्गुनी) नक्षत्रवाचकः

• muhūrte: at the muhūrta (auspicious moment)
• muhūrte: Adhikarana (Locus-Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muhūrta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• vijayābhidhe: named ‘Vijaya’
• vijayābhidhe: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vijaya + abhidhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (विजय-आभिधः = विजय-नामकः), मुहूर्त-विशेषणम्

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Brāhma Khaṇḍa narrative style)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A messenger/counsellor narrates to Rāma the full account of Sītā’s jewel-gift; the moment is marked as Vijayā-muhūrta under Uttaraphālgunī aṣṭamī, with courtly stillness and auspicious signs.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Rāma
• Vijayā Muhūrta
• Uttaraphālgunī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is strengthened when actions and messages are conveyed truthfully and undertaken at auspicious, disciplined times.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as a Purāṇic chronological marker within the Dharmāraṇya narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; the verse references auspicious calendrical factors (tithi, nakṣatra, and muhūrta).