Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

तयाभिवंदितो रामः प्रगम्य च पुनःपुनः । तुष्टया परया प्रीत्या स्तुतो मधुरया गिरा

Transliteration

tayābhivaṃdito rāmaḥ pragamya ca punaḥpunaḥ | tuṣṭayā parayā prītyā stuto madhurayā girā

Translation

Ia maju mendekat berulang kali dan memberi penghormatan kepada Rāma; lalu dengan sukacita tertinggi dan kasih yang mendalam, ia memuji beliau dengan tutur kata yang manis.

Word by Word

• tayā: by her
• tayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; तद्-सर्वनाम

• abhivaṃditaḥ: saluted
• abhivaṃditaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhi-vand (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि (saluted)

• rāmaḥ: Rāma
• rāmaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• pragamya: having approached/advanced
• pragamya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pra-gam (धातु) + lyap (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• ca: and
• ca: Avyaya (Conjunction/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Avyaya (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/आवृत्त्यर्थक अव्यय (adverb)

• punaḥ: again (repeatedly)
• punaḥ: Avyaya (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: आवृत्त्यर्थक अव्यय (repetition for emphasis)

• tuṣṭayā: with (her) being pleased
• tuṣṭayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tuṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; विशेषण (pleased)

• parayā: with great
• parayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; विशेषण (supreme/great)

• prītyā: with affection
• prītyā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• stutaḥ: praised
• stutaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: stu (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि (praised)

• madhurayā: with sweet
• madhurayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: madhura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• girā: speech/words
• girā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gir (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (not specified in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The woman steps forward repeatedly with folded hands, circling slightly in reverence; Rāma stands calm, receiving praise; the forest seems to brighten subtly with devotional mood.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion naturally overflows as repeated reverence and heartfelt praise expressed through gentle speech.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific sacred site is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite is prescribed; the verse highlights stuti (praise) and abhivandana (salutation).