Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 95

Devanagari script

सर्वे प्रयांतु तत्रैव रामपार्श्वे निरामयाः । निराहारा जितक्रोधा मायया वर्जिताः पुनः

Transliteration

sarve prayāṃtu tatraiva rāmapārśve nirāmayāḥ | nirāhārā jitakrodhā māyayā varjitāḥ punaḥ

Translation

Que tous s’y rendent, auprès de Rāma, sans affliction : jeûnant, ayant vaincu la colère, et rejetant de nouveau la tromperie et la māyā.

Word by Word

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• प्रयान्तु: let them go forth
• प्रयान्तु: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + या (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• रामपार्श्वे: at Rāma’s side
• रामपार्श्वे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम + पार्श्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• निरामयाः: free from illness
• निरामयाः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निरामय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (सर्वे)

• निराहाराः: without food/fasting
• निराहाराः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निराहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• जितक्रोधाः: having conquered anger
• जितक्रोधाः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जित + क्रोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्; ‘जित’ (कृदन्त-भाव) + ‘क्रोध’

• मायया: by illusion
• मायया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• वर्जिताः: deprived/avoiding
• वर्जिताः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर्ज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• पुनः: again/further
• पुनः: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/पुनरावृत्ति-बोधक-अव्यय (adverb)

Speaker

Eldest brāhmaṇa (vipra) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setubandha / Rāmeśvaram

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims approaching the shore-temple in austere posture: some fasting, some with folded hands; faces calm, anger subdued; a subtle allegory of māyā cast off like a discarded mask or dark veil.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha-journey bears fruit when paired with inner discipline—fasting, anger-control, and freedom from deception.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse points to going “there” near Rāma, continuing the Rāmeśvaram/Setubandha context of the preceding verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Nirāhāra (fasting) and jita-krodha (restraint of anger) are prescribed as disciplines for the journey/devotion.