Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

वह्निना मुच्यमानास्ते दृश्यंते तत्क्षणादिति । श्रुत्वाऽमृतमयं वाक्यं हनुमंतोदितं परम्

Transliteration

vahninā mucyamānāste dṛśyaṃte tatkṣaṇāditi | śrutvā'mṛtamayaṃ vākyaṃ hanumaṃtoditaṃ param

Translation

「彼らはその瞬間に火から解き放たれたと見える！」—ハヌマーンの語った至上の言葉、救いの力において甘露（アムリタ）のごときその言葉を聞いて…

Word by Word

• वह्निना: by fire
• वह्निना: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वह्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• मुच्यमानाः: being released/freed
• मुच्यमानाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि-प्रयोगे शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom.), बहुवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन

• दृश्यन्ते: are seen
• दृश्यन्ते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे—“are seen/appear”

• तत्क्षणात्: from that instant
• तत्क्षणात्: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम) + क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (determinative): “from that very moment”

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभावरूप कृदन्त (gerund/absolutive): “having heard”

• अमृतमयम्: nectar-like
• अमृतमयम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमृत (प्रातिपदिक) + मयट् (प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; गुणवाचक—“made of/filled with nectar”

• वाक्यम्: speech/statement
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• हनुमत्-उदितम्: spoken by Hanumān
• हनुमत्-उदितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हनुमत् (प्रातिपदिक) + उदित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (agentive): “uttered by Hanumān”

• परम्: supreme/excellent
• परम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator within the episode (speaker not explicit in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāmatīrtha (contextual)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Figures previously engulfed by flames are suddenly seen free; Hanumān stands as the speaker, his words visualized as a cool, luminous stream like nectar quenching fire.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• vahni (fire)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine speech rooted in dharma becomes life-saving—faithful listening and obedience bring immediate relief.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The deliverance occurs within the Dharmāraṇya narrative context that proceeds to describe the fruit of Rāmatīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse emphasizes śravaṇa (hearing) and following Hanumān’s instruction as the effective means of protection.