Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

कृतकृत्यमिवात्मानं मेने दाशरथिर्नृपः । स संभ्रमात्समुत्थाय पदातिः प्रययौ पुरः

Transliteration

kṛtakṛtyamivātmānaṃ mene dāśarathirnṛpaḥ | sa saṃbhramātsamutthāya padātiḥ prayayau puraḥ

Translation

ພຣະຣາມ ພຣະຣາຊະບຸດຂອງທ້າວທະສະຣົດ ຮູ້ສຶກດຸຈໄດ້ສຳເລັດກິດອັນຄວນແລ້ວ. ດ້ວຍຄວາມຮີບຮ້ອນແຫ່ງຄວາມປິຕິ ພຣະອົງລຸກຂຶ້ນທັນທີ ແລ້ວເດີນໄປຂ້າງໜ້າດ້ວຍພຣະບາດເພື່ອຕ້ອນຮັບພວກເຂົາ.

Word by Word

• kṛta-kṛtyam: one whose duty is accomplished
• kṛta-kṛtyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + kṛtya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयः; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (आत्मानम्)

• iva: as if
• iva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमावाचक-अव्यय (particle of comparison)

• ātmānam: himself
• ātmānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• mene: thought, considered
• mene: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √man (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष? (actually 3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम

• dāśarathiḥ: the son of Daśaratha (Rama)
• dāśarathiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāśarathi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• nṛpaḥ: the king
• nṛpaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; अप्पोजिशन (dāśarathiḥ)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• saṃbhramāt: from agitation/haste
• saṃbhramāt: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃbhrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे

• samutthāya: having risen up
• samutthāya: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ut-√sthā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वक्रिया

• padātiḥ: on foot, as a foot-soldier/footman
• padātiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: padāti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणवत् (पदयात्री)

• prayayau: went forth
• prayayau: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√yā (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष? (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम

• puraḥ: forward, in front
• puraḥ: Desha/Adhikarana (देश/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: puraḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; दिशावाचक/क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: in front/forward)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; exact speaker not specified in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma rises quickly in eager respect and walks forward on foot to receive the Brāhmaṇas, feeling fulfilled.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma (Dāśarathi)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Hospitality and humility—especially toward the virtuous—are themselves a king’s highest fulfillment of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya is the overarching sacred setting; the verse highlights dharmic behavior within that holy region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, it recommends going forth to welcome honored guests rather than remaining seated in pride.