Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

लिखित्वा निश्चयं कृत्वाप्यथ दद्यात्स पूर्ववत् । करसंपुटकं कृत्वा प्रणमेच्च यदा नृपः

Transliteration

likhitvā niścayaṃ kṛtvāpyatha dadyātsa pūrvavat | karasaṃpuṭakaṃ kṛtvā praṇamecca yadā nṛpaḥ

Translation

書き記して決定を固めたのち、以前のとおりに授けるべきである。さらに王が、合掌して敬虔に礼拝し、頭を垂れるとき…

Word by Word

• लिखित्वा: having written
• लिखित्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: लिख् (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive: having written)

• निश्चयम्: decision/settlement
• निश्चयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निश्चय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृ (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (having done/made)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-निपात (also/even)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/thereupon)

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; विधि (should give)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• पूर्ववत्: as before
• पूर्ववत्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्ववत् (अव्यय)
• Form: तुल्यतावाचक-अव्यय (as before)

• करसंपुटकम्: a cupping of the hands
• करसंपुटकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर + संपुटक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर-सम्बन्धी संपुटकः (hands-cup)

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृ (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (having done)

• प्रणमेत्: should bow
• प्रणमेत्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-नम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (optative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; (should bow)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• यदा: when
• यदा: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (when)

• नृपः: the king
• नृपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Hanumān (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king, palms joined, bows respectfully after issuing a written grant; a scribe holds the document; beneficiaries stand composed, the earlier tension dissolved.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• nṛpa (king)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is strengthened by integrity (keeping prior commitments) and humility (reverent conduct even in power).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The chapter’s sacred frame is Dharmāraṇya, with Rāmatīrtha highlighted later as the locus of spiritual fruit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A gesture of reverence is indicated: the king folds his hands (añjali/karasaṃpuṭa) and bows (praṇāma).