Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

दत्त्वाशिषं तु रामाय वांछितं ते भविष्यति । रम्यं कृतं त्वया राम विप्राणां स्थापनादिकम्

Transliteration

dattvāśiṣaṃ tu rāmāya vāṃchitaṃ te bhaviṣyati | ramyaṃ kṛtaṃ tvayā rāma viprāṇāṃ sthāpanādikam

Translation

ദേവന്മാർ രാമനോട് ആശീർവാദം നൽകി പറഞ്ഞു—“നിന്റെ അഭീഷ്ടം സഫലമാകും. ഹേ രാമാ, ബ്രാഹ്മണന്മാരെ സ്ഥാപിക്കുകയും അവരുടെ പോഷണത്തിനാവശ്യമായ ക്രമീകരണങ്ങൾ നടത്തുകയും ചെയ്ത് നീ അത്യന്തം മനോഹരമായ പുണ്യകർമ്മം ചെയ്തു.”

Word by Word

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (दा धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having given’

• आशिषम्: a blessing
• आशिषम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśis (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha/Particle (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), contrast/emphasis

• रामाय: to Rāma
• रामाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• वाञ्छितम्: the desired (boon/thing)
• वाञ्छितम्: Karta/Predicate-nominative (विधेय-प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāñchita (वाञ्छ् धातु-निष्पन्न कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भाववाचक/फलवाचक (desired thing)

• ते: of you/for you
• ते: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• भविष्यति: will be, will happen
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• रम्यम्: beautiful, delightful
• रम्यम्: Karma/Predicate (कर्म/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ramya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with कृतम्)

• कृतम्: done, accomplished
• कृतम्: Kriya/Predicate (क्रिया/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग-सूचक (done)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive; करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• राम: O Rāma
• राम: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• विप्राणाम्: of the brāhmaṇas
• विप्राणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• स्थापनादिकम्: the installation and related acts
• स्थापनादिकम्: Karma/Predicate (कर्म/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāpana (स्था/स्थाप् धातु-निष्पन्न प्रातिपदिक) + ādika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (समाहार/‘स्थापनं च आदिकं च’ अर्थे ‘स्थापन-आदि’ = ‘installation etc.’)

Speaker

Devas (blessing Rāma)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Satyamandira (contextual)

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas confer a boon upon Rāma; Rāma stands respectfully, hands folded, while behind him are newly settled Brāhmaṇas with ritual implements and provisions arranged—granaries, cows, vessels, and a restored precinct.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Devas
• Vipras (Brāhmaṇas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Supporting Brāhmaṇas and sustaining dharmic institutions in a holy region draws divine blessing and fulfillment of righteous desires.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya’s sanctity is underscored through the gods’ blessing upon acts done for the kṣetra’s religious continuity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Vipra-sthāpana—establishing and providing for Brāhmaṇas (institutional dharma-support), connected with dāna and endowments.