Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

सीतया सह धर्मात्मा राज्यं कुर्वंस्तदा सुधीः । जानक्या गर्भमाधत्त रविवंशोद्भवाय च

Transliteration

sītayā saha dharmātmā rājyaṃ kurvaṃstadā sudhīḥ | jānakyā garbhamādhatta ravivaṃśodbhavāya ca

Translation

ಸೀತೆಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಧರ್ಮಾತ್ಮನೂ ವಿವೇಕಿಯೂ ಆದ ರಾಮನು ರಾಜ್ಯವನ್ನು ನಡೆಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾಗ, ರವಿವಂಶದ ವೃದ್ಧಿಗಾಗಿ ಜಾನಕಿಯನ್ನು ಗರ್ಭಿಣಿಯಾಗಿಸಿದನು.

Word by Word

• सीतया: with Sita
• सीतया: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अर्थक-अव्यय (preposition-like indeclinable)

• धर्म-आत्मा: righteous-souled
• धर्म-आत्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• राज्यम्: the kingdom
• राज्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• कुर्वन्: ruling / doing
• कुर्वन्: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कुर्वत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपदी धातु ‘कृ’

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• सुधीः: wise
• सुधीः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-धी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—सुधी = शोभना धीः यस्य (बहुव्रीहि-प्राय), रूढ्या विशेषणत्वेन

• जानक्या: by Janaki (Sita)
• जानक्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जानकी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• गर्भम्: a pregnancy / embryo
• गर्भम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• आधत्त: placed/caused (to be) conceived
• आधत्त: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-धा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• रवि-वंश-उद्भवाय: for (one) born in the Solar dynasty
• रवि-वंश-उद्भवाय: Sampradana (Recipient/Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि (प्रातिपदिक) + वंश (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; समासः—रविवंशोद्भव = रविवंशात् उद्भवः (पञ्चमी-तत्पुरुष)

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

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice; speaker not explicit in the verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma and Sītā in a serene palace interior; emphasis on auspicious household symbols—lotus, lamps, protective deities—suggesting conception and lineage continuity.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sītā
• Jānakī
• Ravi-vaṃśa (Sūryavaṃśa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma includes sustaining society through righteous household life and responsible continuation of lineage.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No separate tīrtha is praised in this verse; it continues the Ayodhyā-centered narrative of Rāma’s reign.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the focus is on dharmic kingship and household duty rather than a specific rite.