Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

सीता सैकतलिंगं तत्पूजयंतं रघूद्वहम् । दृष्ट्वाथ मुनिभिः सार्द्धं चुकोप पवनात्मजः

Transliteration

sītā saikataliṃgaṃ tatpūjayaṃtaṃ raghūdvaham | dṛṣṭvātha munibhiḥ sārddhaṃ cukopa pavanātmajaḥ

Translation

സീതയെ മുനികളോടൊപ്പം കണ്ടു, രഘുകുലശ്രേഷ്ഠനായ ശ്രീരാമൻ മണലാൽ നിർമ്മിച്ച ലിംഗം പൂജിക്കുന്നതു കണ്ടപ്പോൾ, പവനപുത്രൻ ഹനുമാൻ ക്രോധിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• सीता: Sītā
• सीता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• सैकतलिङ्गम्: the sand-liṅga
• सैकतलिङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैकत + लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—सैकतस्य (रेतसः) लिङ्गम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम; विशेषणम् (सैकतलिङ्गम् इति)

• पूजयन्तम्: worshipping
• पूजयन्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु) → पूजयत् (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मणि दृष्ट्वा-क्रियायाः कर्मभूतः

• रघूद्वहम्: the foremost of the Raghu line (Rāma)
• रघूद्वहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रघु + उद्वह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—रघूणाम् उद्वहः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (particle: then)

• मुनिभिः: with sages
• मुनिभिः: Sahakari (Association/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• सार्द्धम्: together (with)
• सार्द्धम्: Sahakari (Association/सहकारी)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्द्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (postposition/adverb: together with)

• चुकोप: became angry
• चुकोप: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कुप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• पवनात्मजः: son of the Wind (Hanumān)
• पवनात्मजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पवन + आत्मज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—पवनस्य आत्मजः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Sūta (narration continues)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Saikataliṅga at Setukṣetra (Rāmeśvara tradition)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: assembly of sages (frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma performs pūjā to a sand-formed liṅga; Sītā stands nearby with sages observing; Hanūmān, arriving with a carried liṅga, pauses—his face tightening with anger and hurt.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Rāma (Raghūdvaha)
• Saikata-liṅga (sand Liṅga)
• Munis (sages)
• Hanūmān (Pavanātmaja)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even sacred service can be tested by emotion; devotion must mature into acceptance of divine timing and purpose.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rāmeśvaram/Setu, especially the tradition of the sand Liṅga associated with Rāma’s worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā of the Liṅga is referenced (worship of Śiva through the Liṅga), here specifically a sand-formed Liṅga.