Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

इत्येवं समयं कृत्वा विश्वास्य च परस्परम् । मुदा परमया युक्तौ नरेश्वरकपीश्वरौ

Transliteration

ityevaṃ samayaṃ kṛtvā viśvāsya ca parasparam | mudā paramayā yuktau nareśvarakapīśvarau

Translation

Demikianlah mereka membuat perjanjian dan saling meneguhkan kepercayaan; sang raja manusia dan sang raja kera pun bersatu dalam sukacita tertinggi.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Discourse marker (उक्तिसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उक्तिसमाप्ति/इत्यर्थ (thus)

• एवम्: in this way
• एवम्: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (in this manner)

• समयम्: agreement, pact
• समयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case/Accusative), एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund); ‘having made’

• विश्वास्य: having reassured, having made (each other) trust
• विश्वास्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + √श्वस्/√श्वास् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त-समकक्ष अव्यय (Gerund); causative sense ‘having caused to trust / having reassured’

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; and

• परस्परम्: mutually
• परस्परम्: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परस्पर (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभावप्रयोग)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; परस्परम् = mutually

• मुदा: with joy
• मुदा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्/मुदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case/Instrumental), एकवचन

• परमया: supreme, great
• परमया: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘मुदा’ इति विशेषणम्

• युक्तौ: joined, united
• युक्तौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त (प्रातिपदिक; √युज् धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case/Nominative), द्विवचन; ‘नरेश्वरकपीश्वरौ’ इति विशेषणम्

• नरेश्वरकपीश्वरौ: the lord of men and the lord of monkeys (Rāma and Sugrīva)
• नरेश्वरकपीश्वरौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + कपि-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case/Nominative), द्विवचन; द्वन्द्वः (नरेश्वरः च कपीश्वरः च)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice; speaker not explicit in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sakhya-sthāna of Rāma–Sugrīva (Kiṣkindhā)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvijas/ṛṣis (implied by surrounding address)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma and Sugrīva clasp hands or sit in close counsel, faces bright with relief and joy; vānaras gather respectfully; the forest glade feels like a natural sabhā where dharma is sealed by trust.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sugrīva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Trust grounded in dharma enables unity across differences and becomes a source of auspicious joy.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No direct tirtha reference; the Setukhaṇḍa context frames the journey toward Setu’s sacred landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse.