Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

ततः प्रोवाच हनुमांस्त्रिरात्रं स्थीयतामिह । रामतीर्थस्य च फलं यथा प्राप्स्यथ वाडवाः

Transliteration

tataḥ provāca hanumāṃstrirātraṃ sthīyatāmiha | rāmatīrthasya ca phalaṃ yathā prāpsyatha vāḍavāḥ

Translation

അപ്പോൾ ഹനുമാൻ പറഞ്ഞു—“ഹേ വാഡവരേ! ഇവിടെ മൂന്നു രാത്രികൾ താമസിക്കുവിൻ; അങ്ങനെ നിങ്ങൾ രാമതീർത്ഥത്തിന്റെ ഫലം പ്രാപിക്കും.”

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time adjunct/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अपादान/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: “then/thereupon”)

• प्रोवाच: said
• प्रोवाच: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र- वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• हनुमान्: Hanumān
• हनुमान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनुमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• त्रिरात्रम्: for three nights
• त्रिरात्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + रात्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—द्विगु: “three nights (a period of three nights)”

• स्थीयताम्: let (you) stay
• स्थीयताम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे—“let (one) stay/let it be stayed”

• इह: here
• इह: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (Place adjunct/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: “here”)

• रामतीर्थस्य: of Rāma’s sacred ford
• रामतीर्थस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष: “of Rāma-tīrtha”

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• यथा: so that
• यथा: Prayojana/Upapada (Purpose/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/उपायवाचक-अव्यय (conjunction/adverb: “so that/as”)

• प्राप्स्यथ: you will obtain
• प्राप्स्यथ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple future), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• वाडवाः: O vāḍavas (descendants of Vaḍava/people)
• वाडवाः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाडव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन; सम्बोधनार्थे प्रयोगः (addressing)

Speaker

Hanumān

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāmatīrtha

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Vāḍavāḥ

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Hanumān addresses the gathered Vāḍavāḥ, raising a hand in instruction; behind him lies the serene Rāmatīrtha waters, suggesting a three-night vigil with lamps and simple rites.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Rāmatīrtha
• vāḍavāḥ

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage bears full fruit when accompanied by disciplined observance—staying with faith to receive the tirtha’s merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rāmatīrtha is explicitly glorified as a giver of phala (spiritual merit/benefit).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tri-rātra-vāsa: remaining at the sacred place for three nights to obtain the full fruit of Rāmatīrtha.