Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 75

Devanagari script

यथोक्तानि च कर्माणि रामश्चक्रे विधानतः । श्राद्धानि विधिवच्चक्रे श्रद्धया परया युतः

Transliteration

yathoktāni ca karmāṇi rāmaścakre vidhānataḥ | śrāddhāni vidhivaccakre śraddhayā parayā yutaḥ

Translation

Rāma accomplit les actes prescrits tels qu’ils étaient énoncés, selon la règle ; et il exécuta les offrandes de śrāddha en bonne et due forme, animé de la foi la plus haute.

Word by Word

• यथोक्तानि: as prescribed
• यथोक्तानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + उक्त (कृदन्त, √वच्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; अव्ययीभावः— ‘यथा उक्तानि’ = as said/prescribed; ‘कर्माणि’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

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

• कर्माणि: rites/actions
• कर्माणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• रामः: Rama
• रामः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• चक्रे: performed/did
• चक्रे: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• विधानतः: according to proper procedure
• विधानतः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधान + तः (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त) — ‘according to rule/procedure’

• श्राद्धानि: śrāddha rites
• श्राद्धानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• विधिवत्: duly; according to injunction
• विधिवत्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधि + वत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — ‘in accordance with rule’

• चक्रे: performed
• चक्रे: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• श्रद्धया: with faith
• श्रद्धया: Karana (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• परया: supreme; great
• परया: Karana (Instrument/means)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘श्रद्धया’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• युतः: endowed (with)
• युतः: Karta (Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युत (कृदन्त; √युज्/√यु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘रामः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Narratorial voice (Purāṇic narrator; speaker not explicit in this snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Harikṣetra (śrāddha-yogya tīrthas)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma seated on kuśa grass near a tīrtha, performing śrāddha: offering piṇḍas and water-libations with priests; the atmosphere is quiet, disciplined, and reverent.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Śrāddha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is fulfilled through faithful, rule-bound action—especially in duties toward ancestors and tradition.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Dharmāraṇya/Harikṣetra region is implicitly praised as an appropriate setting for śrāddha and other prescribed rites.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performance of śrāddha strictly according to vidhi (procedure), together with other enjoined karmas.