Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

सहसा भस्म तान्सत्यं वचनान्मे न संशयः । य इदं शासनं रम्यं पालयिष्यति भूपतिः

Transliteration

sahasā bhasma tānsatyaṃ vacanānme na saṃśayaḥ | ya idaṃ śāsanaṃ ramyaṃ pālayiṣyati bhūpatiḥ

Translation

ക്ഷണത്തിൽ തന്നെ അദ്ദേഹം അവരെ ഭസ്മമാക്കും—ഇത് സത്യം; എന്റെ വചനത്തിൽ സംശയമില്ല. എന്നാൽ ഈ രമ്യമായ ശാസനം പാലിക്കുന്ന രാജാവ്…

Word by Word

• सहसा: suddenly; at once
• सहसा: Sambandha (Adverb/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (suddenly/at once)

• भस्म: ashes
• भस्म: Karma (Result/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भस्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय (predicate noun)

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), बहुवचन

• सत्यम्: truly
• सत्यम्: Sambandha (Adverb/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोग; निश्चयार्थक क्रियाविशेषण (truly)

• वचनात्: from (my) word; by (my) statement
• वचनात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी विभक्ति (Ablative/अपादान), एकवचन

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• न: no; not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शासनम्: command; decree
• शासनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शासन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• रम्यम्: pleasant; lovely
• रम्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying शासनम्)

• पालयिष्यति: will protect; will uphold
• पालयिष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पालय् (धातु; पाल् causative/णिजन्त)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (simple future), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• भूपतिः: king
• भूपतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Rāmadeva (Śrī Rāma)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Hanumān in fierce stance, mace raised, enemies/violators turning to ash; beside this, an ideal king respectfully receiving and proclaiming the ordinance, protecting the kshetra.

Characters & Entities

• Bhūpati (king)
• Hanumān (implied by context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is not merely advice; it carries consequence—protection for the upholder and swift correction for violators.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya is framed as a jurisdiction of sacred law where divine protection enforces righteousness.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is stated; the emphasis is on upholding (pālana) the sacred command.