Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

तस्यास्तु वचनं श्रुत्वा रामो मुदमवाप ह । सत्यंसत्यं पुनः सत्यं सत्यं हि भाषितं त्वया

Transliteration

tasyāstu vacanaṃ śrutvā rāmo mudamavāpa ha | satyaṃsatyaṃ punaḥ satyaṃ satyaṃ hi bhāṣitaṃ tvayā

Translation

Ayant entendu ses paroles, Rāma fut saisi d’une grande joie. «Vrai, vrai, et encore vrai ! Oui, tu as dit la vérité.»

Word by Word

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• वचनम्: speech/words
• वचनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु); कृदन्त-प्रत्ययः—क्त्वा (absolutive)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive): ‘having heard’

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

• मुदम्: joy
• मुदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्/मुदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अवाप: obtained/attained
• अवाप: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु) + अव; लुङ्-रूप (परस्मैपद)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (Aorist), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• ह: indeed
• ह: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; कथन-प्रत्यय (emphatic particle)

• सत्यम्: truth
• सत्यम्: Karma (Predicate content/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति-प्रयोग (emphatic repetition)

• सत्यम्: truth
• सत्यम्: Karma (Predicate content/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्ति/कालवाचक (again)

• सत्यम्: truth
• सत्यम्: Karma (Predicate content/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सत्यम्: truth
• सत्यम्: Karma (Predicate content/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ (indeed/for)

• भाषितम्: spoken
• भाषितम्: Kriya (Predicative participle/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भाष् (धातु); कृदन्त-प्रत्ययः—क्त (भाषित)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘सत्यम्’ इत्यस्य विधेय

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (narrating); direct praise spoken by Śrī Rāma

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Satya-associated kṣetra (emergent identity)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma, hands folded, face bright with joy, repeats ‘satya’ thrice before the Devī; the Devī remains composed, blessing him; attendants witness the solemn affirmation.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Śrī Rāma
• Śrī Mātā (implied)
• satya (truth)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Satya (truthfulness) is celebrated as the heart of dharma; recognizing truth brings inner joy and spiritual clarity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya is indirectly glorified as a realm where dharma is articulated as ‘truth’ by the presiding goddess and affirmed by Rāma.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; the verse centers on ethical dharma—affirmation of truth.