Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 67

Devanagari script

सहलक्ष्मणसीताभ्यां कैकेय्यास्तु वरद्वयात् । सत्यं पितृवचः कर्तुं नमो वनमुपे युषे

Transliteration

sahalakṣmaṇasītābhyāṃ kaikeyyāstu varadvayāt | satyaṃ pitṛvacaḥ kartuṃ namo vanamupe yuṣe

Translation

ലക്ഷ്മണനും സീതയും കൂടെ, കൈകേയിയുടെ രണ്ടു വരങ്ങളാൽ, പിതൃവചനം സത്യമാക്കുവാൻ വനത്തിലേക്ക് പോയ നിനക്കു നമസ്കാരം.

Word by Word

• सहलक्ष्मणसीताभ्याम्: together with Lakṣmaṇa and Sītā
• सहलक्ष्मणसीताभ्याम्: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सह + लक्ष्मण + सीता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग-समाहार (समासान्त-प्रयोग), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), द्विवचन (Dual); ‘सह’ (अव्यय) + द्वन्द्वार्थ-समाहारः

• कैकेय्याः: of Kaikeyī
• कैकेय्याः: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैकेयी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक-निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• वरद्वयात्: from the two boons
• वरद्वयात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर + द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular); ‘द्वय’ (two) संख्यावाचक-समास

• सत्यम्: true/fulfilled
• सत्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); क्रियाविशेषणवत् (as predicate/goal)

• पितृवचः: father’s word
• पितृवचः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ + वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); ‘वचस्’ नपुंसक

• कर्तुम्: to do/fulfil
• कर्तुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (Infinitive), प्रयोजनार्थक

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Prayojana (Salutation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); नमस्कारार्थक-प्रयोगः

• वनम्: to the forest
• वनम्: Karma (Goal/Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• उपे: near/towards (preverb)
• उपे: Upasarga (Preverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्ग-स्वरूपेण ‘युषे’ इत्यनेन सह ‘उप-इ’ धातोः क्रियापद-निर्माणे उपसर्गः

• युषे: you go/you proceed
• युषे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु) → युष् (धात्वादेश)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular); आत्मनेपद; धातु: इ (to go) with उपसर्ग ‘उप’ → उपेयुषे/उपे युषे (पाठभेद/सन्धि-भेद)

Speaker

Munis (Sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vanavāsa-mārga-smṛti (Ayodhyā to forest) within Setukhaṇḍa stuti

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rāmacandra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma, with Sītā and Lakṣmaṇa, leaves Ayodhyā toward the forest—faces composed yet sorrow-tinged; citizens and elders watch; the moment embodies truth-keeping over comfort.

Characters & Entities

• Rāmacandra
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Sītā
• Kaikeyī
• Daśaratha (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Truthfulness and honoring one’s given word—especially a parent’s pledge—are portrayed as supreme dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not a single tirtha is named; the Setu narrative context links Rāma’s vanavāsa journey to later Setu sanctification.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse teaches ethical discipline (satya and dharma) rather than a ritual.