Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

तेषां च ब्राह्मणानां च स्थानमेकं सुनिर्भयम् । दत्तं रामेण सीतायाः संतोषाय महीभृता

Transliteration

teṣāṃ ca brāhmaṇānāṃ ca sthānamekaṃ sunirbhayam | dattaṃ rāmeṇa sītāyāḥ saṃtoṣāya mahībhṛtā

Translation

Et pour ces brāhmaṇas, Rāma, le roi, accorda un lieu unique, sûr et sans crainte, afin d’accomplir le souhait et la joie de Sītā.

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• ब्राह्मणानाम्: of the Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• स्थानम्: a place
• स्थानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अत्र ‘दत्तम्’ इत्यस्य कर्म (द्वितीया)

• एकम्: one
• एकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणं ‘स्थानम्’

• सुनिर्भयम्: very safe/fearless
• सुनिर्भयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + निर्भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणं ‘स्थानम्’

• दत्तम्: was given
• दत्तम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) → दत्त (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘स्थानम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणवत्: ‘(स्थानम्) दत्तम्’

• रामेण: by Rāma
• रामेण: Kartr-karana (Agent in passive/कर्ता-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• सीतायाः: of Sītā
• सीतायाः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• संतोषाय: for (her) satisfaction
• संतोषाय: Sampradana (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संतोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन

• महीभृता: by the king (earth-bearer)
• महीभृता: Kartr-karana (Agent in passive/कर्ता-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महीभृत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; ‘महीभृत्’ = राजा

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Brāhma Khaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sītāpura (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma grants a single consolidated, secure settlement to the brāhmaṇas; Sītā’s satisfaction is shown through calm approval; the space appears protected and orderly.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sītā
• Brāhmaṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dāna is not merely wealth-transfer; ensuring safety and stability for dhārmic communities is a high form of righteous kingship.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

The developing sacred settlement around Sītāpura within Dharmāraṇya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Sthāna-dāna—granting a protected place/land to brāhmaṇas as a dhārmic gift.