Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 91

Devanagari script

मिलित्वा वाडवाः सर्वे चक्रुस्ते मंत्रमुत्तमम् । रामवाक्यं हृदि ध्यात्वा ध्यात्वा चैवांजनीसुतम्

Transliteration

militvā vāḍavāḥ sarve cakruste maṃtramuttamam | rāmavākyaṃ hṛdi dhyātvā dhyātvā caivāṃjanīsutam

Translation

S’étant rassemblés, tous les vāḍavas élaborèrent alors un dessein excellent. Gardant au cœur les paroles de Rāma, ils méditèrent aussi sur le fils d’Añjanī, Hanumān.

Word by Word

• मिलित्वा: having assembled
• मिलित्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मिल् (धातु; √मिल्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकाल (having met/assembled)

• वाडवाः: the Vāḍavas
• वाडवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाडव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying वाडवाः)

• चक्रुः: they performed/did
• चक्रुः: Kriyā (Predicate action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु; √कृ)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; बहुवचन

• मन्त्रम्: a mantra
• मन्त्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• उत्तमम्: excellent
• उत्तमम्: Karma (Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying मन्त्रम्)

• रामवाक्यम्: Rāma’s words
• रामवाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम-वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक; राम + वाक्य)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• हृदि: in (their) heart
• हृदि: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• ध्यात्वा: having meditated on
• ध्यात्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ध्यै (धातु; √ध्यै)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकाल (having meditated/remembered)

• ध्यात्वा: having meditated (again)
• ध्यात्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ध्यै (धातु; √ध्यै)
• Form: क्त्वान्त; पुनरुक्ति (repetition for emphasis)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha-bodhaka (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (particle: indeed/just)

• अञ्जनीसुतम्: Anjanī’s son (Hanumān)
• अञ्जनीसुतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अञ्जनी-सुत (प्रातिपदिक; अञ्जनी + सुत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; within Dharmāraṇya narrative frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāma-smṛti / Hanumat-smṛti (conceptual tīrtha of remembrance)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A circle of men gathered in counsel; above/behind them, a visionary vignette: Rāma’s serene form and Hanumān in añjali or ready-to-serve posture, indicating meditation and empowerment.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Hanumān (Āñjanī-suta)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Right action is strengthened by remembrance of the divine—keeping Rāma’s teaching in the heart and meditating on Hanumān.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not explicitly in this verse, though the following verses move toward Rāmeśvaram/Setubandha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dhyāna (meditation/holy remembrance) of Rāma and Hanumān is indicated.