Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 69

Devanagari script

तीर्थे पुरातने राम पादचारेण गम्यते । एवं कृते ततः पश्चात्सैन्यसौख्यं भविष्यति

Transliteration

tīrthe purātane rāma pādacāreṇa gamyate | evaṃ kṛte tataḥ paścātsainyasaukhyaṃ bhaviṣyati

Translation

«Ô Rāma, vers cet antique tīrtha il convient d’aller à pied. Quand cela est accompli, ensuite l’armée connaîtra aisance et bien-être».

Word by Word

• तीर्थे: at the ford/pilgrimage-place
• तीर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• पुरातने: ancient
• पुरातने: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुरातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying तीर्थे)

• राम: O Rāma
• राम: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• पादचारेण: by going on foot
• पादचारेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद-चार (प्रातिपदिक; components: पाद + चार)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण (instrumental)

• गम्यते: is to be gone/reached
• गम्यते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगः (passive)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), प्रकारवाचक

• कृते: when (this) is done
• कृते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय; from तद्)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), क्रम/अनन्तरवाचक

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), अनन्तरवाचक

• सैन्यसौख्यम्: comfort/well-being of the army
• सैन्यसौख्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्य-सौख्य (प्रातिपदिक; components: सैन्य + सौख्य)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Vasiṣṭha

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Purātana Tīrtha in Dharmakṣetra (unnamed here)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vasiṣṭha instructs Rāma to proceed on foot; attendants begin to dismount, elephants and horses are steadied, the army reorganizes into a walking pilgrimage line toward the ancient tīrtha.

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• Rāma
• ancient tīrtha (Dharmāraṇya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Approaching an ancient tīrtha on foot expresses humility and reverence, aligning the body with dharma before receiving the tīrtha’s grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The ancient Dharmāraṇya tīrtha, treated as a venerable site requiring a disciplined approach.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pāda-cāra (walking on foot) as the prescribed manner of approaching the ancient tīrtha.