Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

तत्रस्थान्वणिजः शूरान्दक्षान्स्वव्यवसायके

Transliteration

tatrasthānvaṇijaḥ śūrāndakṣānsvavyavasāyake

Translation

Alors Rāma s’adressa aux marchands présents en ce lieu, vaillants et compétents, experts dans leur propre métier.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• स्थान्: standing/remaining
• स्थान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थ (धातु) + त (कृत् प्रत्यय) → स्थान् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृतान्त (भूतकृदन्त/क्त); पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन; ‘स्थित’ अर्थे

• वणिजः: merchants
• वणिजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वणिज् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन

• शूरान्: brave (men)
• शूरान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन

• दक्षान्: skilled, capable
• दक्षान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन

• स्वव्यवसायके: in their own occupation/business
• स्वव्यवसायके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + व्यवसाय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध: ‘स्वस्य व्यवसायः’); पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘स्वव्यवसाये’ इति

Speaker

Narrator (contextual); Rāma is the acting speaker addressing the merchants

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma stands in a camp or market-edge assembly, addressing a group of merchants—alert, well-equipped, confident—amid banners and travel gear, indicating imminent departure toward a sacred forest-kṣetra.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• vaṇijaḥ (merchants)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is pursued not only through worship but also through orderly conduct and cooperation on a sacred journey.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya is being approached; the broader passage builds its tīrtha-māhātmya (glory) as a purifying sacred place.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is stated in this verse; it sets up the practical arrangements for reaching the tīrtha.