Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

त्वयि चित्तेन दत्तेन स राजा पुण्यभाग्भवेत् । प्रत्यये दर्शिते वीर शासनं पालयिष्यति

Transliteration

tvayi cittena dattena sa rājā puṇyabhāgbhavet | pratyaye darśite vīra śāsanaṃ pālayiṣyati

Translation

«Si son esprit t’est offert, ce roi deviendra participant au mérite. Quand une preuve convaincante sera montrée, ô héros, il observera l’injonction sacrée».

Word by Word

• त्वयि: in you/with regard to you
• त्वयि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• चित्तेन: with (his) mind
• चित्तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• दत्तेन: given/offered
• दत्तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दत्त (कृदन्त; दा धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पुण्यभाग्: a sharer of merit/fortunate
• पुण्यभाग्: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य + भागिन्/भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पुण्यस्य भागी)

• भवेत्: would become/may become
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• प्रत्यये: upon conviction/when assurance (is)
• प्रत्यये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रत्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• दर्शिते: when (it is) shown
• दर्शिते: Adhikarana (Condition/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दर्शित (कृदन्त; दृश् धातु, णिच्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी प्रयोगः

• वीर: O hero
• वीर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• शासनम्: command/order
• शासनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शासन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पालयिष्यति: will obey/maintain
• पालयिष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पाल् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Viprāḥ (the brāhmaṇas)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: brāhmaṇas (speaking; anticipating outcome)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A hopeful turn: the brāhmaṇas foresee that if the king’s mind is offered to Hanumān (and by extension Rāma/dharma), he will share in merit and uphold injunctions once proof is shown.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• King (unnamed here)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion reforms authority: a ruler aligned in mind with the divine becomes worthy of puṇya and upholds dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; it emphasizes inner offering—citta-samarpaṇa (dedicating the mind).