Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

नीत्वा दूरं राघवं च लक्ष्मणेन समन्वितम् । ततो रामो जघानाशु मारीचं मृगरू पिणम्

Transliteration

nītvā dūraṃ rāghavaṃ ca lakṣmaṇena samanvitam | tato rāmo jaghānāśu mārīcaṃ mṛgarū piṇam

Translation

രാഘവനെ ലക്ഷ്മണനോടുകൂടെ ദൂരത്തേക്ക് കൊണ്ടുപോയ ശേഷം, രാമൻ മൃഗരൂപധാരിയായ മാരീചനെ വേഗത്തിൽ വധിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• नीत्वा: having led (away)
• नीत्वा: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नी (धातु) → नीत्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive); पूर्वक्रिया (having led/taken)

• दूरम्: far away
• दूरम्: Deshadhikarana (Place/देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोगः (accusative used adverbially); क्रियाविशेषणम्

• राघवम्: Rāghava (Rāma)
• राघवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राघव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक

• लक्ष्मणेन: with Lakṣmaṇa
• लक्ष्मणेन: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; सहकारक (with Lakṣmaṇa)

• समन्वितम्: accompanied, attended
• समन्वितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-अन्-वि-इ (धातु) → समन्वित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (राघवम्)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषणम् (then)

• रामः: Rāma
• रामः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• जघान: killed, struck down
• जघान: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषणम् (quickly)

• मारीचम्: Mārīca
• मारीचम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मारीच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• मृग-रूपिणम्: having the form of a deer
• मृग-रूपिणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृग (प्रातिपदिक) + रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषः (मृगस्य रूपं यस्य); पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (मारीचम्)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced: Brāhma/Brahmakhaṇḍa narrative style)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa drawn far into the forest; Rāma releases an arrow and slays Mārīca in deer-form; the moment captures speed and revelation (the ‘deer’ as rākṣasa).

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Mārīca

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even when evil disguises itself attractively, dharma ultimately pierces illusion; righteous action removes deceptive forces.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is identified in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is purely narrative.