Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

रामेण धनुषः पुण्यां यो रेखां पश्यते कृताम् । न तस्य पुनरावृत्तिर्वैकुंठात्स्यात्कदाचन

Transliteration

rāmeṇa dhanuṣaḥ puṇyāṃ yo rekhāṃ paśyate kṛtām | na tasya punarāvṛttirvaikuṃṭhātsyātkadācana

Translation

Quiconque voit la ligne sacrée tracée par Rāma avec son arc ne retournera jamais, en aucun temps, depuis Vaikuṇṭha.

Word by Word

• रामेण: by Rama
• रामेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• धनुषः: of the bow
• धनुषः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• पुण्याम्: holy, meritorious
• पुण्याम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (रेखाम्)

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक-सर्वनाम

• रेखाम्: line, mark
• रेखाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेखा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• पश्यते: sees
• पश्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• कृताम्: made, created
• कृताम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृत-प्रत्ययान्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (रेखाम्)

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पुनः-आवृत्तिः: return again (reoccurrence)
• पुनः-आवृत्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय) + आवृत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः—अव्ययीभावः (पुनः आवृत्तिः)

• वैकुण्ठात्: from Vaikuntha
• वैकुण्ठात्: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैकुण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन

• स्यात्: would be, may occur
• स्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कदाचन: ever, at any time
• कदाचन: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदाचन (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (at any time/ever)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Setukhaṇḍa narrative style within Skanda Purāṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāma-dhanuḥ-rekhā-darśana (associated with Dhanuṣkoṭi/Setu)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A windswept shore at Dhanuṣkoṭi with a visible ‘line/mark’ on sand/rock; a pilgrim points while others fold hands, envisioning Rāma drawing the line with his bow in a translucent divine overlay.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Rāma
• Dhanuṣ (bow)
• Vaikuṇṭha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy darśana connected to Rāma’s deeds at the Setu is portrayed as a direct cause of liberation and freedom from return to saṃsāra.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The place where the ‘holy line’ made by Rāma with his bow is visible—connected with Dhanuṣkoṭi in the Setu region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana (reverent viewing) of the sacred mark/line made by Rāma.