Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

दृष्ट्वा दिव्यस्वरूपं तं हनुमंतं जहर्षिरे । कथंचिद्धैर्यमालंब्य विप्राः प्रोचुः शनैः शनैः

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā divyasvarūpaṃ taṃ hanumaṃtaṃ jaharṣire | kathaṃciddhairyamālaṃbya viprāḥ procuḥ śanaiḥ śanaiḥ

Translation

ആ ദിവ്യസ്വരൂപമുള്ള ഹനുമാനെ കണ്ടപ്പോൾ അവർ ആനന്ദത്തിൽ ആഹ്ലാദിച്ചു. പിന്നെ എങ്ങനെയോ ധൈര്യം പിടിച്ചു, വിപ്രന്മാർ പതുക്കെ പതുക്കെ മൃദുവായി സംസാരിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) ‘having seen’

• दिव्यस्वरूपम्: the divine form
• दिव्यस्वरूपम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + स्वरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (दिव्यं स्वरूपम्)

• तम्: that (him)
• तम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• हनुमन्तम्: Hanumān
• हनुमन्तम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनुमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• जहर्षिरे: rejoiced
• जहर्षिरे: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृष् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• कथंचित्: somehow
• कथंचित्: Sambandha/Adverbial (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथंचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb: ‘somehow’)

• धैर्यम्: courage, composure
• धैर्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धैर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आलम्ब्य: having steadied (themselves) / taking support
• आलम्ब्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + लम्ब् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund) ‘having taken support/holding on’

• विप्राः: the brāhmaṇas
• विप्राः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• प्रोचुः: said, spoke forth
• प्रोचुः: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• शनैः: slowly, gently
• शनैः: Sambandha/Adverbial (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शनैस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• शनैः: slowly, slowly
• शनैः: Sambandha/Adverbial (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शनैस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति (reduplication for emphasis)

Speaker

Narrator (contextually Vyāsa continuing the narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sages rejoice upon seeing Hanumān’s divine form; their faces show delight and trembling awe; then they regain composure and speak softly, hands still folded.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Viprāḥ

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True darśana brings joy and reverent awe, humbling the mind before divine majesty.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is identified in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it describes the devotional response to divine manifestation.