Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

ते पुण्यास्ते पुण्यकृतो ये वसंति कलौ नराः । धर्मारण्ये रामदेव सर्वकिल्बिषनाशने

Transliteration

te puṇyāste puṇyakṛto ye vasaṃti kalau narāḥ | dharmāraṇye rāmadeva sarvakilbiṣanāśane

Translation

Bienheureux, véritables artisans du mérite, sont ces hommes qui, en l’âge de Kali, demeurent en Dharmāraṇya, ô Rāma-deva, destructeur de toutes les fautes.

Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; कर्ता/उद्देश्य (those)

• पुण्याः: meritorious
• पुण्याः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (ते)

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

• पुण्यकृतः: doers of merit
• पुण्यकृतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य + कृत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्तृवाचक (doers of merit)

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

• वसन्ति: live/dwell
• वसन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• कलौ: in the Kali age
• कलौ: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण (time: in Kali age)

• नराः: men/people
• नराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्ता (ये)

• धर्मारण्ये: in Dharmāraṇya
• धर्मारण्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म + अरण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण (place)

• रामदेव: O Rāma-deva
• रामदेव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; सम्बोधन (vocative address)

• सर्वकिल्बिषनाशने: in (the place) that destroys all sins
• सर्वकिल्बिषनाशने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + किल्बिष + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; विशेषण (धर्मारण्ये) / स्थानविशेषण (in the destroyer of all sins)

Speaker

Vasiṣṭha (contextual; addressing Rāma)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rāma (addressed as Rāma-deva)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims and residents in Kali-yuga finding sanctuary in Dharmāraṇya; a divine presence of Rāma-deva as pāpa-nāśaka blessing the forest-tīrtha, with devotees performing simple worship and living dharmically.

Characters & Entities

• Dharmāraṇya
• Rāma
• Kali-yuga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In Kali-yuga, association with an exalted tīrtha (even by residence) is portrayed as a powerful means of accruing puṇya and dissolving sin.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya, explicitly called ‘destroyer of all sins’ (sarva-kilbiṣa-nāśana).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Residence/dwelling in Dharmāraṇya is praised; no further ritual is specified in this verse.