Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

देवा ऊचुः । देवद्रुहस्त्वया राम ये हता रावणादयः । तेन तुष्टा वयं सर्वे भानुवंशविभूषण

Transliteration

devā ūcuḥ | devadruhastvayā rāma ye hatā rāvaṇādayaḥ | tena tuṣṭā vayaṃ sarve bhānuvaṃśavibhūṣaṇa

Translation

ദേവന്മാർ പറഞ്ഞു: ഹേ രാമാ! നീ ദേവദ്രോഹികളായ രാവണാദികളെ വധിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു; അതിനാൽ ഞങ്ങൾ എല്ലാവരും സന്തുഷ്ടരാണ്, ഹേ ഭാനുവംശവിഭൂഷണാ।

Word by Word

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ऊचुः: said
• ऊचुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• देवद्रुहः: enemies of the gods
• देवद्रुहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + द्रुह् (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (देवान् द्रुह्यन्ति इति)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• राम: O Rāma
• राम: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• हताः: killed
• हताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हन् (धातु; क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP)

• रावणादयः: Rāvaṇa and others
• रावणादयः: Apposition (Samānādhikaraṇa/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावण + आदि (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (रावणः आदिः येषाम्)

• तेन: therefore/by that
• तेन: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (thereby/for that reason)

• तुष्टाः: pleased
• तुष्टाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष् (धातु; क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP) — 'वयम्' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (वयम्)

• भानुवंशविभूषण: O ornament of the Solar dynasty
• भानुवंशविभूषण: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भानु + वंश + विभूषण (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (भानोः वंशस्य विभूषणम्)

Speaker

Devāḥ (the Gods: led by Brahmā–Viṣṇu–Śiva in context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya (Harikṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rāma

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The gods address Rāma: Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva speak in unison, praising his slaying of Rāvaṇa; Rāma stands composed, bow at his side, receiving divine commendation in the sacred grove.

Characters & Entities

• Devāḥ
• Rāma
• Rāvaṇa
• Bhānuvaṃśa (Solar dynasty)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Protecting dharma by opposing adharma brings divine favor; righteous action is affirmed as service to cosmic order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The praise occurs within the Dharmāraṇya setting, reinforcing the place as a stage for divine recognition and sacred history.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed; the verse conveys divine commendation for dharmic action.