Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

हतलंकेश्वरं वीरं सानुजं सविभीषणम् । सभार्यं देववृंदैश्च सेवितं मुनिपुंगवैः

Transliteration

hatalaṃkeśvaraṃ vīraṃ sānujaṃ savibhīṣaṇam | sabhāryaṃ devavṛṃdaiśca sevitaṃ munipuṃgavaiḥ

Translation

Ce Rāma héroïque, vainqueur du seigneur de Laṅkā, se tenait là avec son frère cadet et avec Vibhīṣaṇa, auprès de son épouse, honoré par des cohortes de devas et servi par les plus éminents munis.

Word by Word

• हत-लङ्क-ईश्वरम्: (him) who slew the lord of Lanka
• हत-लङ्क-ईश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + लङ्का (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (लङ्कायाः ईश्वरः; तं हतः) = ‘slayer of the lord of Lanka’; विशेषण (qualifying रामम् implied)

• वीरम्: heroic
• वीरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• स-अनुजम्: with his younger brother
• स-अनुजम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश) + अनुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव (सह अनुजेन) ‘with (his) younger brother’; विशेषण

• स-विभीषणम्: with Vibhishana
• स-विभीषणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय) + विभीषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव (सह विभीषणेन) ‘with Vibhishana’; विशेषण

• स-भार्यम्: with his wife
• स-भार्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय) + भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव (सह भार्यया) ‘with (his) wife’; विशेषण

• देव-वृन्दैः: by groups of gods
• देव-वृन्दैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + वृन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (वृन्द-शब्दः नपुंसकः प्रायः), तृतीया, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (देवानां वृन्दानि)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• सेवितम्: served/honored
• सेवितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सेव् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• मुनि-पुङ्गवैः: by the foremost sages
• मुनि-पुङ्गवैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + पुङ्गव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (मुनिषु पुङ्गवाः = best among sages)

Speaker

Narratorial voice (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Setukhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gandhamādana

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma stands with Lakṣmaṇa, Sītā, and Vibhīṣaṇa; devas fill the sky in luminous tiers while great sages approach with reverent gestures, creating a layered cosmos around the hero.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Laṅkeśvara (Rāvaṇa)
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Vibhīṣaṇa
• Sītā
• Devas
• Sages

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The righteous ruler is honored by both heaven and the sage-tradition; moral authority surpasses mere power.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is specified in this verse; it continues the Setukhaṇḍa sacred narrative surrounding Rāma’s victory.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is descriptive, emphasizing divine and sage approval.