Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

धर्मारण्ये महातीर्थे सर्वे ते द्विजसेवकाः । अभवन्रामभक्ताश्च रामाज्ञां पालयंति च

Transliteration

dharmāraṇye mahātīrthe sarve te dvijasevakāḥ | abhavanrāmabhaktāśca rāmājñāṃ pālayaṃti ca

Translation

Dans le Dharmāraṇya, ce grand tīrtha, tous devinrent serviteurs des dvijas. Ils devinrent dévots de Rāma et observent aussi l’ordre de Rāma.

Word by Word

• dharmāraṇye: in Dharmāraṇya
• dharmāraṇye: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + araṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• mahātīrthe: at the great sacred ford/place of pilgrimage
• mahātīrthe: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (महत्तीर्यम्)

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्—‘te’

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• dvijasevakāḥ: servants/attendants of the twice-born (Brahmins)
• dvijasevakāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक) + sevaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (द्विजानां सेवकाः)

• abhavan: became/were
• abhavan: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• rāmabhaktāḥ: devotees of Rāma
• rāmabhaktāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक) + bhakta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (रामस्य भक्ताः)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• rāmājñām: Rāma’s command
• rāmājñām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक) + ājñā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (रामस्य आज्ञा)

• pālayanti: they obey/maintain
• pālayanti: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pāl (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Vyāsa (contextual)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At a forest tīrtha, Vāḍavas stand with folded hands before a Rāma emblem or shrine; dvijas are honored with seats and water; the community is shown in orderly service, suggesting a living dharma-ashrama atmosphere.

Characters & Entities

• Dharmāraṇya
• Rāma
• dvija

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Service to the righteous and devotion to Rāma are presented as dhārmic ideals that sanctify life in a sacred place.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya is directly praised as a mahātīrtha (great pilgrimage site).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal ritual is specified, but seva (service) to dvijas and faithful obedience to Rāma are prescribed as devotional disciplines.