Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 77

Devanagari script

रामराम नमस्यामि भक्तानामिष्टदायिनम् । अवतीर्णो रघुकुले देवकार्यचिकीर्षया

Transliteration

rāmarāma namasyāmi bhaktānāmiṣṭadāyinam | avatīrṇo raghukule devakāryacikīrṣayā

Translation

രാമാ, രാമാ! ഭക്തന്മാർക്ക് ഇഷ്ടഫലം നൽകുന്ന നിനക്കു ഞാൻ നമസ്കരിക്കുന്നു. ദേവകാര്യങ്ങൾ നിർവഹിക്കുവാൻ നീ രഘുകുലത്തിൽ അവതരിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

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

• राम: O Rāma
• राम: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन-एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (emphatic repetition)

• नमस्यामि: I bow to
• नमस्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (नमस्यति-प्रयोगः)

• भक्तानाम्: of devotees
• भक्तानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त (भज् धातु, क्त कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• इष्टदायिनम्: giver of desired boons
• इष्टदायिनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + दायिन् (दा धातु, णिनि कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (इष्टं ददाति इति), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (to रामम् understood)

• अवतीर्णः: descended/incarnated
• अवतीर्णः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव-तॄ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूते कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (रामः) अवतीर्णः

• रघुकुले: in the Raghu dynasty
• रघुकुले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रघु (प्रातिपदिक) + कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (रघोः कुलम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• देवकार्यचिकीर्षया: with the desire to accomplish the gods’ task
• देवकार्यचिकीर्षया: Hetu (हेतु/निमित्त)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + कार्य (प्रातिपदिक) + चिकीर्षा (कृ धातु, सन्-इच्छार्थ-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (देवानां कार्यस्य चिकीर्षा), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; हेतौ (for the purpose)

Speaker

Samudra (Ocean)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rāma

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sāgara repeats ‘Rāma, Rāma’ in fervent salutation; behind Rāma, the vānara army stands ready—mission and devotion converge on the shore.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Raghu-kula
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The avatāra is celebrated as dharma’s remedy: the Lord descends for cosmic welfare and to bless sincere devotees.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Setu region, where the avatāra’s mission unfolds and becomes a pilgrimage narrative in the Skanda Purana.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; the verse emphasizes nāma-smaraṇa (calling ‘Rāma, Rāma’) and devotion.