Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 76

Devanagari script

श्रीसूत उवाच । श्रुत्वैतद्वचनं विप्रा रामेणोक्तं स वायुजः

Transliteration

śrīsūta uvāca | śrutvaitadvacanaṃ viprā rāmeṇoktaṃ sa vāyujaḥ

Translation

Śrī Sūta dit : Ô brāhmanes, ayant entendu ces paroles prononcées par Rāma, le fils de Vāyu (Hanūmān) agit en conséquence.

Word by Word

• श्रीसूतः: the venerable Sūta
• श्रीसूतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (श्रीमान् सूतः)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वक्रिया (having heard)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; विशेषण-प्रयोगः (this)

• वचनम्: speech/statement
• वचनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• विप्राः: O brāhmaṇas
• विप्राः: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), बहुवचन

• रामेण: by Rāma
• रामेण: Kartr-karana (Agent in passive/Instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• उक्तम्: spoken
• उक्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; कर्मणि (said/spoken)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन (he)

• वायुजः: Vāyu’s son (Hanumān)
• वायुजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक) + ज (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √जन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वायोः जः = son of Vāyu)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta narrator)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas (assembled sages)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūta seated in Naimiṣa-like forest assembly addressing brāhmaṇas; cutaway to Rāma speaking and Hanūmān listening—two-tier narrative framing.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Rāma
• Hanūmān (Vāyuja)
• Vipras (sages/brāhmaṇas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Scriptural narration frames dharma-instruction: hearing the Lord’s counsel leads to right sacred action.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Setu region context continues; the immediate focus remains Hanūmat-kuṇḍa and Setu installations.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new rite is prescribed here; it transitions from Rāma’s teaching to Hanūmān’s ensuing act.