Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 74

Devanagari script

शरणं राघवं भेजे कैवल्यपदकारणम् । तुष्टाव राघवं विप्रा भूत्वा शब्दैर्मनोरमैः

Transliteration

śaraṇaṃ rāghavaṃ bheje kaivalyapadakāraṇam | tuṣṭāva rāghavaṃ viprā bhūtvā śabdairmanoramaiḥ

Translation

അവൻ കൈവല്യപദത്തിന്റെ കാരണമായ രാഘവനെ ശരണം പ്രാപിച്ചു; പിന്നെ—ഹേ വിപ്രന്മാരേ—മനോഹരമായ വാക്കുകളാൽ രാഘവനെ സ്തുതിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• शरणम्: refuge
• शरणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• राघवम्: Rāghava (Rāma)
• राघवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राघव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• भेजे: took refuge/served
• भेजे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• कैवल्यपदकारणम्: the cause of the state of liberation
• कैवल्यपदकारणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कैवल्य (प्रातिपदिक) + पद (प्रातिपदिक) + कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कैवल्यस्य पदस्य कारणम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (to राघवम्)

• तुष्टाव: praised
• तुष्टाव: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• राघवम्: Rāghava
• राघवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राघव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

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

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Kriya (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भू (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (having become)

• शब्दैः: with words
• शब्दैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• मनोरमैः: delightful/charming
• मनोरमैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोरम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (to शब्दैः)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas (viprāḥ)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sāgara, now composed, turns from fear to eloquence, offering melodious praise to Rāma; the shoreline becomes a natural sabhā with vānara warriors listening.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma (Rāghava)
• Samudra (Ocean)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True refuge in the Lord transforms fear into praise; liberation is linked with surrender and devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Setu tīrtha-region, where the ocean’s surrender becomes part of the site’s sacred memory.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite; the implied practice is stuti (praise) and śaraṇāgati (seeking refuge).