Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

आह्लादरूपिणीं सिद्धिं शिवां शिवकरीं सतीम् । नमामि विश्वजननीं रामचन्द्रेष्टवल्लभाम् । सीतां सर्वानवद्यांगीं भजामि सततं हृदा

Transliteration

āhlādarūpiṇīṃ siddhiṃ śivāṃ śivakarīṃ satīm | namāmi viśvajananīṃ rāmacandreṣṭavallabhām | sītāṃ sarvānavadyāṃgīṃ bhajāmi satataṃ hṛdā

Translation

ആനന്ദസ്വരൂപിണി, സിദ്ധിസ്വരൂപാ, ശിവയും ശിവപ്രദായിനിയും, പതിവ്രതയായ സീതാദേവിയെ ഞാൻ നമസ്കരിക്കുന്നു. രാമചന്ദ്രനു അതിപ്രിയയായ വിശ്വജനനിയെ ഞാൻ വന്ദിക്കുന്നു. സർവ്വാംഗങ്ങളിലും നിർദോഷിണിയായ സീതയെ ഞാൻ ഹൃദയത്തോടെ നിത്യം ഭജിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• āhlādarūpiṇīm: having the form of bliss
• āhlādarūpiṇīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āhlāda-rūpiṇī (प्रातिपदिक; āhlāda + rūpiṇī)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (fem. acc. sg.)

• siddhim: accomplishment; siddhi
• siddhim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (fem. acc. sg.)

• śivām: auspicious; Śivā
• śivām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śivā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (fem. acc. sg.)

• śivakarīm: maker of auspiciousness
• śivakarīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śiva-karī (प्रातिपदिक; śiva + karī)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (fem. acc. sg.)

• satīm: the virtuous one; Satī
• satīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (fem. acc. sg.)

• namāmi: I bow; I salute
• namāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nam (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम् (pres. ind. 1st sg.)

• viśvajananīm: mother of the universe
• viśvajananīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva-jananī (प्रातिपदिक; viśva + jananī)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (fem. acc. sg.)

• rāmacandreṣṭavallabhām: beloved of Rāmacandra’s cherished one (i.e., dear to Rāma)
• rāmacandreṣṭavallabhām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rāma-candra-iṣṭa-vallabhā (प्रातिपदिक; rāmacandra + iṣṭa + vallabhā)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (fem. acc. sg.)

• sītām: Sītā
• sītām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (fem. acc. sg.)

• sarvānavadyāṃgīm: she whose every limb is faultless
• sarvānavadyāṃgīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva-anavadya-aṅgī (प्रातिपदिक; sarva + anavadya + aṅgī)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘यस्या अङ्गानि सर्वाणि अनवद्यानि’ (fem. acc. sg.)

• bhajāmi: I worship; I adore
• bhajāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhaj (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम् (pres. ind. 1st sg.)

• satatam: always; continually
• satatam: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: satata (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाववत्)
• Form: अव्ययम्; क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb)

• hṛdā: with the heart
• hṛdā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛd (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन (neut. instr. sg.)

Speaker

Hanumān (within Sūta’s narration in Setukhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu-kṣetra (Rāmasetu/Rāmeśvara region)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvijottamas / sages (addressed in the surrounding narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Hanumān’s inner vision of Sītā as the radiant Mother of the universe, seated beside Rāma; a halo of auspicious light, lotus motifs, and gentle tears of devotion beginning to form.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Rāmacandra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Heartfelt devotion to Sītā-Rāma is itself ‘siddhi’—it brings inner auspiciousness and spiritual fulfillment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu-tīrtha (Rāmeśvaram/Setu Māhātmya), where Hanumān’s praise is situated.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicit prescription of continuous heartfelt worship (satataṃ… bhajāmi) rather than a formal rite.