Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 76

Devanagari script

ससीताय नमस्तुभ्यं विभीषणसुखप्रद । लंकेश्वरवधाद्राम पालितं हि जगत्त्वया

Transliteration

sasītāya namastubhyaṃ vibhīṣaṇasukhaprada | laṃkeśvaravadhādrāma pālitaṃ hi jagattvayā

Translation

സീതാസഹിതം നിങ്ങളെ നമസ്കരിക്കുന്നു, വിഭീഷണന് സന്തോഷം നൽകുന്നവനേ! ഹേ രാമാ, ലങ്കേശ്വരനെ വധിച്ച് നിങ്ങൾ തന്നെയാണ് ലോകത്തെ സംരക്ഷിച്ചത്।

Word by Word

• स: with
• स: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन — ‘with’ (सह-अर्थे)

• सीताय: Sītā
• सीताय: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन — ‘with Sītā’ (स-सीतया इत्यर्थः; छन्दसि रूपभेदः)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Prayojana (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, नमस्कारार्थक-निपातः

• तुभ्यम्: to you
• तुभ्यम्: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन — ‘to you’

• विभीषण: of Vibhīṣaṇa
• विभीषण: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभीषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — ‘of Vibhīṣaṇa’ (समासाङ्ग)

• सुख: happiness
• सुख: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — ‘of happiness’ (समासाङ्ग)

• प्रद: O giver (of)
• प्रद: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रद (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √दा (धातु) + क)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन — ‘O giver/bestower’ (विभीषणस्य सुखस्य प्रदः)

• लंकेश्वर: of the lord of Laṅkā
• लंकेश्वर: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लंका (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — ‘of the lord of Laṅkā’ (समासाङ्ग)

• वधात्: from/after the slaying
• वधात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन — ‘from/after the killing’ (लंकेश्वर-वधात्)

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

• पालितम्: protected
• पालितम्: Karma (Patient; passive construction)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पालित (कृदन्त; √पाल् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — ‘was protected’ (जगत् इति कर्तृस्थाने)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपातः (emphasis/indeed)

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karta (Subject in passive sense/कर्ता-स्थानी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन — ‘by you’

Speaker

Munis (Sages) praising Rāma

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu (Setubandha) with Laṅkā-smṛti

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sītā-Rāma together, serene yet powerful; behind them, a symbolic fallen Laṅkā-lord (Rāvaṇa) and a grateful Vibhīṣaṇa receiving blessing; the world depicted as protected—calm skies after storm.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sītā
• Vibhīṣaṇa
• Laṅkā
• Laṅkeśvara (Rāvaṇa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord’s intervention against adharma (symbolized by the Laṅkā-lord) is celebrated as protection of the world and as the source of devotees’ welfare.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Within Setukhaṇḍa, the Rāma–Laṅkā narrative undergirds the sanctity of Setu/Rāmeśvaram as a pilgrimage landscape shaped by these events.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it is a stotra-verse offering salutations to Sītā-Rāma.