Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 89

Devanagari script

भूमानंदं महात्मानं चिद्रूपं भोगवर्जितम् । रामनाथं वयं सर्वे स्वपातकविशुद्धये

Transliteration

bhūmānaṃdaṃ mahātmānaṃ cidrūpaṃ bhogavarjitam | rāmanāthaṃ vayaṃ sarve svapātakaviśuddhaye

Translation

Nous tous cherchons Rāmanātha—immense béatitude, Grande Âme, pure conscience, au-delà des jouissances des sens—pour laver nos propres péchés.

Word by Word

• भूमानन्दम्: infinite bliss
• भूमानन्दम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमान् + आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास ("infinite" + "bliss")

• महात्मानम्: the great-souled one
• महात्मानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• चिद्रूपम्: whose nature is consciousness
• चिद्रूपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित् + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास ("of consciousness" + "form")

• भोग: enjoyment
• भोग: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-सम्बन्ध (समासाङ्ग), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• वर्जितम्: devoid of
• वर्जितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर्ज् (धातु) → वर्जित (कृदन्त, क्त/PPP)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त ("devoid of")

• रामनाथम्: Lord of Rama (Rāmanātha)
• रामनाथम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास ("Rama" + "lord")

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

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; विशेषण (वयम्-विशेषण)

• स्व: one's own
• स्व: —
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्राय/समासपूर्वपद; स्व-शब्द ("one's own")

• पातक: sin
• पातक: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: पातक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध (समासाङ्ग), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• विशुद्धये: for purification
• विशुद्धये: Sampradana (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन (दत्त्यर्थ/प्रयोजन)

Speaker

All Devas (continuation of the stuti)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāmanātha (Rāmeśvara)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rāmanātha/Śiva

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A collective vow: a group of devotees, led by Rāma’s entourage, stand before the Rāmanātha linga, hands folded, expressing the purpose of sin-cleansing and seeking consciousness-bliss.

Characters & Entities

• Rāmanātha (Rāmeśvara)
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Approaching Rāmanātha with devotion and humility is portrayed as a means of pāpa-śuddhi, grounded in the Lord’s nature as pure consciousness and boundless bliss.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rāmeśvaram (Rāmanātha/Rāmeśvara) in the Setu region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse implies seeking the Lord for purification; it does not specify a particular vrata or offering in this line.