Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

आज्ञया हि पितू रामो न्यवसद्दंडकानने । सीतालक्ष्मणसंयुक्तः पंचवट्यां समाहितः

Transliteration

ājñayā hi pitū rāmo nyavasaddaṃḍakānane | sītālakṣmaṇasaṃyuktaḥ paṃcavaṭyāṃ samāhitaḥ

Translation

Obéissant à l’ordre de son père, Rāma demeura dans la forêt de Daṇḍaka, accompagné de Sītā et de Lakṣmaṇa ; à Pañcavaṭī, il restait paisible, concentré et maître de lui.

Word by Word

• आज्ञया: by the command
• आज्ञया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; instrumental singular

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; indeed)

• पितुः: of (his) father
• पितुः: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; genitive singular

• रामः: Rāma
• रामः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• न्यवसत्: dwelt / stayed
• न्यवसत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + √वस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• दण्डकानने: in the Daṇḍaka forest
• दण्डकानने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्डक + आनन/अरण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'दण्डकस्य आनने/अरण्ये'; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (आनन/अरण्य), सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; locative singular

• सीतालक्ष्मणसंयुक्तः: joined with Sītā and Lakṣmaṇa
• सीतालक्ष्मणसंयुक्तः: Karta (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सीता + लक्ष्मण + संयुक्त (कृदन्त; √युज् (धातु) + सम्)
• Form: पूर्वपद-द्वन्द्व (सीता-लक्ष्मण) + कृदन्त 'संयुक्त' (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; agrees with 'रामः'

• पञ्चवट्याम्: in Pañcavaṭī
• पञ्चवट्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च + वटी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास: 'पञ्च वट्यः यस्यां सा' (place-name); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; locative singular

• समाहितः: composed / attentive
• समाहितः: Karta (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + आ + √धा (धातु) → समाहित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'collected/intent'

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Pañcavaṭī (within Daṇḍakāraṇya)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma, Sītā, and Lakṣmaṇa dwell in the quiet of Pañcavaṭī within Daṇḍaka forest—simple hermitage, deer, sacred trees, and a calm riverbank atmosphere; Rāma’s composure contrasts the wild setting.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sītā
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Daṇḍakāraṇya
• Pañcavaṭī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Rāma embodies dharma through obedient acceptance, steadfastness, and disciplined living in exile.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Pañcavaṭī and the Daṇḍaka forest region, recalled as sanctified by Rāma’s presence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it situates the narrative leading toward Setu’s sacred origin story.