Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 93

Devanagari script

गच्छ शीघं महाराज रामसेतुं विमुक्तिदम् । रामनाथस्य माहात्म्यमज्ञात्वास्माभिरीरितम्

Transliteration

gaccha śīghaṃ mahārāja rāmasetuṃ vimuktidam | rāmanāthasya māhātmyamajñātvāsmābhirīritam

Translation

Va vite, ô grand roi, à Rāmasetu, dispensateur de délivrance. Sans en connaître toute l’étendue, nous avons proclamé la grandeur de Rāmanātha.

Word by Word

• गच्छ: go
• गच्छ: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative); मध्यमपुरुषः; एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन प्रयुक्तम्; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• महाराज: O great king
• महाराज: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (8th); एकवचनम्; समासः कर्मधारय (महान् राजेति)

• रामसेतुम्: Rama’s bridge (Rāmasetu)
• रामसेतुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम + सेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd); एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (रामस्य सेतुः)

• विमुक्तिदम्: granting liberation
• विमुक्तिदम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + मुक्ति + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd); एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (विमुक्तिं ददातीति)

• रामनाथस्य: of Rāmanātha
• रामनाथस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th); एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (रामस्य नाथः)

• माहात्म्यम्: greatness, sacred glory
• माहात्म्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd); एकवचनम्

• अज्ञात्वा: without knowing
• अज्ञात्वा: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/Adverbial action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु) + क्त्वा, नञ्-पूर्वक (अ-ज्ञात्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund); नञ्-निषेध (without knowing)

• अस्माभिः: by us
• अस्माभिः: Karana/Karta (Agent-instrumental/कर्तृ-करणभाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd); बहुवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• ईरितम्: was spoken/declared
• ईरितम्: Kriya (Predicative/क्रियाविशेष्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईर्/ईरय् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचनम्

Speaker

Munis (sages) addressing the king

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāmasetu (Setu-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sages addressing the king: one sage raises a hand in command—‘Go quickly!’—while another gestures toward a distant oceanic horizon; the words ‘Rāmasetu’ and ‘Rāmanātha’ are visually suggested by a faint bridge-like line over waves and a liṅga silhouette.

Characters & Entities

• Rāmasetu
• Rāmanātha (Rāmeśvara)
• Mahārāja (king)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The liberating power of a supreme tīrtha is emphasized; one should seek it directly rather than remain satisfied with hearing praise.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rāmasetu, explicitly called the giver of liberation, and Rāmanātha (Rāmeśvara).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The prescription is yātrā (pilgrimage) undertaken promptly; specific rites are not detailed in this verse.