Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

त्वां दृष्ट्वा पितरं बन्धून्कौसल्यां जननीमपि । न स्मरामो वयं सर्वान्मे त्वयोपकृतं बहु

Transliteration

tvāṃ dṛṣṭvā pitaraṃ bandhūnkausalyāṃ jananīmapi | na smarāmo vayaṃ sarvānme tvayopakṛtaṃ bahu

Translation

En te voyant, nous ne nous souvenons plus ni de notre père, ni de nos proches, ni même de notre mère Kauśalyā, tant l’aide que tu m’as accordée est immense.

Word by Word

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वकाल (having done)

• पितरम्: father
• पितरम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• बन्धून्: kinsmen/relatives
• बन्धून्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बन्धु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• कौसल्याम्: Kausalyā
• कौसल्याम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौसल्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• जननीम्: mother
• जननीम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जननी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपि-भाव (also/even)

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negative particle)

• स्मरामः: we remember
• स्मरामः: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (qualifying the objects)

• मे: of me/my
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive, 6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental, 3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• उपकृतम्: help/service done
• उपकृतम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उपकृ (धातु)
• Form: कृत-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle, क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• बहु: much
• बहु: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); परिमाणवाचक-विशेषण

Speaker

Śrī Rāma (addressing Hanūmān)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu (Rāma-setu)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrim-audience within the Purāṇic dialogue frame (unspecified here)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grateful speaker (Rāma implied by Kauśalyā reference) addresses Hanumān, declaring that the magnitude of his help makes all other relations fade from mind.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Rāma
• Hanūmān
• Kauśalyā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True gratitude (kṛtajñatā) is a dharmic virtue—devotional service done for righteousness becomes greater than ordinary worldly ties.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader setting is Setukhaṇḍa—Setu/Rāmeśvaram sacred landscape—where Rāma’s deeds and companions are remembered as part of the tīrtha’s greatness.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed in this verse; it emphasizes the dharma of acknowledging meritorious service.