Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

व्यास उवाच । ततश्च रामदूतास्ते नत्वा राममथाब्रुवन् । रामराम महाबाहो वरनारी शुभानना

Transliteration

vyāsa uvāca | tataśca rāmadūtāste natvā rāmamathābruvan | rāmarāma mahābāho varanārī śubhānanā

Translation

Vyāsa bersabda: Kemudian para utusan Rāma itu, setelah bersujud hormat kepada Rāma, berkata: “Rāma, Rāma, wahai yang berlengan perkasa! Kami melihat seorang wanita utama, berwajah elok…”

Word by Word

• vyāsaḥ: Vyasa
• vyāsaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (then)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (and)

• rāma-dūtāḥ: Rama's messengers
• rāma-dūtāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक) + dūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (रामस्य दूताः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• natvā: having bowed
• natvā: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nam (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund): ‘नत्वा’

• rāmam: Rama
• rāmam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• atha: then
• atha: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक अव्यय (then/now)

• abruvan: said
• abruvan: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• rāma: O Rama
• rāma: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• rāma: O Rama (again)
• rāma: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (emphasis)

• mahā-bāho: O mighty-armed one
• mahā-bāho: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bāhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (यस्य महाबाहू सः), पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (रामस्य)

• vara-nārī: an excellent woman
• vara-nārī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक) + nārī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (वराः सा नारी), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• śubhānanā: having a beautiful face
• śubhānanā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक) + ānana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (यस्याḥ शुभम् आननम्), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (वरनारी)

Speaker

Vyāsa (narrator)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vyāsa narrates as Rāma’s messengers bow and address the mighty-armed Rāma, beginning their report about a beautiful, auspicious woman encountered.

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• Rāma
• Rāmadūtāḥ

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Respectful approach (namaskāra) and truthful reporting to a righteous ruler support the restoration of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative belongs to Dharmāraṇya; this verse introduces a report rather than a site-specific phalaśruti.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.