Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 56

Devanagari script

रामोऽपि कालमामंत्र्य प्रस्थाप्य च बहिर्ययौ । दृष्ट्वा मुनिं तं प्रणतः संभोज्य प्रभुरादरात्

Transliteration

rāmo'pi kālamāmaṃtrya prasthāpya ca bahiryayau | dṛṣṭvā muniṃ taṃ praṇataḥ saṃbhojya prabhurādarāt

Translation

Rāma aussi demanda congé à Kāla et, l’ayant congédié, sortit au-dehors. Voyant le sage, le Seigneur s’inclina et, avec révérence, l’honora par l’hospitalité rituelle.

Word by Word

• रामः: Rāma
• रामः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/particle; 'also')

• कालम्: the time (appointed time)
• कालम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आमन्त्र्य: having taken leave/asked permission
• आमन्त्र्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ+मन्त्र् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यपन्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• प्रस्थाप्य: having sent off (seen off)
• प्रस्थाप्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र+स्था (धातु) (causative/णिजन्त) + ल्यप्
• Form: णिजन्त-ल्यपन्त-अव्यय (causative gerund)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/ conjunction)

• बहिः: outside
• बहिः: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहिस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/adverb; 'outside')

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + त्वा
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• मुनिम्: the sage
• मुनिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रणतः: bowed down
• प्रणतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र+नम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (to रामः)

• संभोज्य: having entertained (fed)
• संभोज्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्+भुज् (धातु) (causative/णिजन्त) + ल्यप्
• Form: णिजन्त-ल्यपन्त-अव्यय (causative gerund)

• प्रभुः: the lord
• प्रभुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समानाधिकरण (to रामः)

• आदरात्: out of respect
• आदरात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Agastya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma, having respectfully taken leave of Kāla, steps outside; upon seeing Durvāsā, he bows deeply and offers honored hospitality, transforming tension into sacred welcome.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Kāla (Time personified)
• Durvāsā (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Reverence to saints and proper hospitality are central expressions of dharma, even for the highest ruler.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ayodhyā—presented as the stage where ideal dharma is practiced, enhancing the place’s sacred prestige.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Hospitality (satkāra/atithi-sevā) is shown as a dharmic duty; no formal vrata is stated.