Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 54

Devanagari script

विमुच्य निर्ययौ रामः ससैन्यः सपरिच्छदः । गजवाजिसहस्रौघै रथैर्यानैश्च कोटिभिः

Transliteration

vimucya niryayau rāmaḥ sasainyaḥ saparicchadaḥ | gajavājisahasraughai rathairyānaiśca koṭibhiḥ

Translation

Alors Rāma s’en alla—délivré et prêt—avec son armée et tout l’apparat royal, au milieu de flots de milliers d’éléphants et de chevaux, et de chars et véhicules par crores.

Word by Word

• विमुच्य: having released/left behind
• विमुच्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-मुच् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त-समकक्ष (gerund) ‘विमुच्य’; धातु: मुच्

• निर्ययौ: went out, departed
• निर्ययौ: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर्-या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातु: या

• रामः: Rama
• रामः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nom. sg.)

• ससैन्यः: with his army
• ससैन्यः: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/सह) + सैन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सैन्येन सह); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nom. sg.)

• सपरिच्छदः: with his retinue/equipment
• सपरिच्छदः: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (सह) + परिच्छद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (परिच्छदेन सह); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nom. sg.)

• गजवाजिसहस्रौघैः: with torrents of thousands of elephants and horses
• गजवाजिसहस्रौघैः: Sahakāraka (Means/Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गज (प्रातिपदिक) + वाजि (प्रातिपदिक) + सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक) + ओघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास (गजानां वाजिनां च सहस्राणाम् ओघाः); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Instr. pl.)

• रथैः: with chariots
• रथैः: Sahakāraka (Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Instr. pl.)

• यानैः: with vehicles
• यानैः: Sahakāraka (Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Instr. pl.)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• कोटिभिः: by crores, in vast numbers
• कोटिभिः: Sahakāraka (Measure/Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Instr. pl.)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; contextually Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa style narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vast army-backed royal caravan departs: elephants and horses in thousands, chariots and vehicles in immense numbers, banners raised; Rāma moves forward with full equipment and attendants.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worldly grandeur can be harnessed in service of dharma—royal resources are directed toward a sacred purpose.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The destination remains the Dharmāraṇya tīrtha-region; this verse emphasizes the magnitude of the journey rather than a single shrine.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated; the verse describes the scale and preparedness of the departure.